ap human quizzes 6
largest city is 900000 what is the 3rd largest
300,000
rank size rule: largest city of 10 million size of second largest?
5 million
Gravity Model
A model that holds that the potential use of a service at a particular location is directly related to the number of people in a location and inversely related to the distance people must travel to reach the service.
an urban center that is disproportionately larger than the second largest city in a country and that dominates the country's social, political, and economic acctivites can be best classified as
a primate city
what distance from the central business district will recreational land use begin to outbid all other land uses
about 10 miles
the presence of media hubs, coalitions focusing on specific environmental challenges, and headquarters for multinational corporations in major cities help explain how much cities
are linked globally in ways that transcend national political boundaries
today the greatest number of urban dwellers is found in
asia
what group of cities are the best examples of central places with large hinterlands
atlanta, denver, calgary
what helped create ghettoes in north american cities
blockbusting and racial steering redlling by financial instutions concentration of public housing and social services fixed school district
reasons for the rise of suburban developments in the 1950
building of interstate highways the GI bill of rights the desire for more space prefab construction methods
what explains why new york have more specialized stores than do smaller urban places in the united states
central place theory
a settlement node whose primary function is to provide support for the population in its hinterland
christaller's model of central place
what site factor best explains the linear patterns of urbanized areas extending between washington, DC, philadelphia, New York, and Boston
developed due to the abundance of deep-water harbors and waterfalls where the flat costal plains met higher lands
which of the following groups would most likely engage in the gentrification of an older residential neighborhood
double-income households without children
which of the following types of cities resulted from rapid suburban growth and the expansion of retail areas, office devolonments, business centers, and corporate headquarters to provide jobs and services in sububan areas
edge cities
advantage of light-rail networks
faster commuter railroad networks and subways and extends out to multiple suburbs
problems caused by housing renovations due to gentrification
higher rents causing displacements of existing residents
whats true of an edge city
it has a large amount of recently developed retail and office space
according to rank size rule, what is true about the second largest city in a country
it has half the population size of the largest city
primate city
it is disproportionately large in relation to the next largest cities in that country
a feature of the original central business district found in most cites
land values are the highest of any zone in the metropolitan area
the growth of north american suburbs was most constrained by
limited transportation
according to the sector model of north american city structure, members of low-income groups tend to live where
linear residential areas radiating from the center city outward
important physical site characteristic
major central park
in the new global economy, an increasing proportion of influential financial decisions are being made
major corporate centers such as new york, london, and tokyo
reasons for rapid suburbanization in the united states after the world war 2
mass production of automobile expansion of home construction expansion of the interstate highway availability of low down payments and long-term mortgages
geographic characteristic shared by megacites in the global periphery
megacities demonstrate unplanned growth patterns and often contain squatter settlements
according to the central place theory, threshold is defined as
minimum number of people needed to support a servive
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
what is a correct statement about the major cities of the world
most are located on rivers or seacoasts
mixed-used development, pedestrian-friendly design, and the incorporation of front porches and alleys are design elements of what
new urbanism
the number of functions in a central place is dependent on what
population of the central place population of the market area size of the market area distance to a place with similar functions
gentrification in the united states
privately funded redevelopment of existing commercial and residential buildings
maximum distance a consumer will travel to acquire a good or service
range
goals of light-rail projects
reduce the ecological footprint of cities and reduce the air pollution created by vehicle exhaust
new urbanism is an example of sustainable urban development. This type of development is intended to
reduce the miles driven on personal vehicles
what type of urban land use is most common on the preiphery of cities in latin america
residential squatter settlements
what is not crucial to the emergence of the first cities
separation of the ruling system and the religious system
which of the following define Chicago's position in relation to the infrastructure of the united states
situation
Central Place Theory
spatial patterns of urban and outlying areas based on the flow of goods and sevices
in the contemporary pattern of migration to cities in more developed countries, migrants are more likely to settle in
suburban areas
a consequence of blockbusting the north american cities
the ethnic composition of neighborhoods changed
what explains urban growth in the period of 2000 to 2010
the greatest percentage growth in population occurred in countries adjacent to the three largest metropolitan areas, indication continued suburbanization
why is La Defense located on the outskirts of paris
the land at the center of paris is filler with numerous historic buildings that residents do not want torn down
what occurs when the cities in a country follow the rank-size rule and the country has a primate city
the largest city is two times the population of the next-largest city
what explains the characteristics of cities in a postindustrial economy
the postindustrial city has a large share of offices housing technology and information services
classic models of city structure
the sector model is highly influenced by transportation patterns
what aspect of the design of washing DC was different from the design of most other urban centers
the were designed as show places to reflect the power and wealth of their respective countries
what best explains the importance of stock exchange in the cities of mumbai, india and changhai, and china
these cities function as global economic centers in the semi periphery
according to rank size rule, which of the following is typically true of higher-order services, such as hospitals with a large number of medical specialties
they have larger ranges and thresholds
why would a country such as Brazil or Nigeria construct a new capital city in a different location from the old capital city
to build modern, planned cities and administrative center
what do the concentric zone model and bid-rent curve illustrate about patterns of urban areas
together they show hoe land prices rise exponentially closer to the central business district
the multiple-nuclei model of city structure tends to be most applicable to
traditional cities
international company headquarters significant global financial functions, and a polarized social structure are defining characteristics of
world cities
