12.4 AP HUG

Clustered rural settlement

A rural settlement in which the houses and farm buildings of each family are situated close to each other and fields surround the settlements.

Enclosure movement

The consolidation of individually owned strips of land surrounding villages into large farms owned by single individuals.

Which of the following is considered to have been a hearth of urban settlement? a. Mesopotamia b. Madagascar c. Rome d. Scotland e. Athens

a. Mesopotamia

Which is NOT a way the Roman Empire facilitated settlements in the territory it controlled? a. With Rome as the largest city of the era, culture and commerce spread from a central location. b. The construction of roads allowed for ease of transportation and trade between settlements. c. They reduced reliance on agricultural lifestyles by encouraging urban settlement. d. They were likely amongst the first settlements to offer consumer, business, and public services. e. They established settlements throughout the region to administer the empire.

a. With Rome as the largest city of the era, culture and commerce spread from a central location.

The most significant impact of the United Kingdom's enclosure movement on the rural landscape was a. a dispersed rural settlement pattern. b. decreased urbanization through land redistribution. c. increased settlement because of improved transportation. d. a reinforced traditional clustered rural settlement pattern. e. increased rural population.

a. a dispersed rural settlement pattern.

According to social scientist Louis Wirth which of the following is NOT a characteristic of city life? a. large size b. dense traffic c. heterogeneous groups d. high population e. tolerance of difference

b. dense traffic

In contrast to megacities, metacities a. are very large urban settlements and have at least 25 million people. b. were founded in ancient times and have been continuously inhabited. c. are fewer in number. d. are also classified as global cities. e. are primarily located in developed countries.

c. are fewer in number. THERE ARE LESS METACITIES COMPARED TO MEGACITIES

Nomads were attracted to early settlements based on the services they offered. Which of the following does NOT pair a service of early settlements with its type? a. structures for religious ceremonies, business service. b. burial of the dead, consumer service c. defensive forces to protect the settlement, public service d. place for the exchange of goods, business service e. storage of surplus food, business service

c. defensive forces to protect the settlement, public service

The long-lot system, brought to North America by the French, was developed primarily because of a. collective land ownership. b. inheritance laws. c. desire for access to a river or road. d. long distance communication between farms. e. common grazing land.

c. desire for access to a river or road.

Typical medieval European urban settlements were characterized by the a. demolition of ancient walls surrounding the town. b. provision of parks and open space surrounding important churches. c. placement of buildings around a central market square. d. dispersal of palaces, churches, and other important buildings throughout the town. e. broad avenues in residential districts.

c. placement of buildings around a central market square.

Dispersed rural settlement

characterized by farmers living on individual farms isolated from neighbors rather than alongside other farmers in settlements

Which of the following statements about clustered rural settlements is NOT TRUE? a. Fields typically surround the buildings in a clustered rural settlement. b. They may follow either a circular or linear pattern. c. There is likely to be a small set of business and consumer services in addition to the agricultural structures. d. Family farms are near one another in order to share tools and tractors. e. Linear clustered settlements can be aligned to a river, road, or a dike.

d. Family farms are near one another in order to share tools and tractors.

The process of urbanization can be analyzed by looking at which two dimensions of growth of a city? a. The density and heterogeneity of people. b. The number and homogeneity of people. c. The size and density of people. d. The number and percentage of people. e. The percentage and density of people.

d. The number and percentage of people.

In which type of settlement do most people in the world live? a. dispersed rural b. agricultural c. primordial d. urban e. clustered rural

d. urban

Use Figure 12-12 to answer the question. According to the map, the vast majority of megacities are located in a. South America b. Africa. c. Europe. d. North America. e. Asia.

e. Asia.