ap human geography unit 6
According to Christaller's central place model, which of the following would most likely have the smallest range?
A grocery store
Which of the following religions is properly matched with its region of origin?
Buddhism-India
During the winter months in North America, the primary source of fruits and vegetables found in grocery stores is
Chile
Which of the following groups would most likely engage in the gentrification of an older residential neighborhood?
Double-income households without children
A country in the first stage of the demographic transition demonstrates which of the following?
High birth rates, high death rates, and low rates of population growth
Which statement best describes population growth patterns in the world today?
In the world as a whole, fertility rates have fallen in the last 25 years.
Which of the following correctly lists the four major ancient culture hearths
Indus Valley, Mesopotamia, Nile Valley, North China
Which of the following is true of an edge city?
It has a large amount of recently developed retail and office space.
According to the rank-size rule, which of the following is true about the second-largest city in the country?
It has half the population size of the largest city.
Which of the following describes a primate city?
It is disproportionately large in relation to the next largest cities in that country
Which of the following is the most often cited environmental benefit of the eat-local movement?
Less fossil fuel is used in transporting food to market.
Mixed-use development, pedestrian friendly design and the incorporation of front porches and alleys are design elements of which of the following?
New Urbanism
Which of the following types of urban land use is most common on the periphery of cities in Latin America?
Residential squatter settlements
In the development of urban land, which of the following is typically built on the most accessible sites?
Retail complexes
During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, which of the following types of migration was the most prominent worldwide?
Rural to urban
Which of the following defines Chicago's position in relation to the infrastructure of the Unites States?
Situation
What aspects of the design of Brasilia, Canberra and Washington, d.c. was different from the design of most other urban centers
They were designed as show places to reflect the power and wealth of their respective countries
Which of the following is a term used in the study of place names?
Toponyms
All of the following are reasons for the rise of suburban development in the 1950s EXCEPT
better public transportation
Genetic engineering of agricultural crops has primarily increased the productivity of modern farming by
increasing plants' drought resistance and resistance to pests
Which of the following is the primary reason for the rapid population growth in megacities throughout the developing world
interregional migration
A primate city such as Mexico City is
more than twice the size of any other city in its country and dominant economically and culturally
A good example of a centripetal force in political geography is
primate city
Central Place Theory describes the
spatial patterns of urban and outlying areas based on the flow of goods and services