Unit 7
According to the rank-size rule, if the largest city in a country has a population of 10 million, the next largest city will have a population of
5 million
The map shows urbanized areas. Which of the following additional types of quantitative data will be most helpful to a geographer analyzing expansion of the urbanized areas shown on the map?
A census tract map of each city and the surrounding countries showing the difference in population density over a ten-year period
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 best explains why New York City has more specialized stores than do smaller urban places in the United States?
Central place theory
Water run-off is likely to be greatest in which of the following settings?
City
Which of the following exemplifies a smart-growth approach to urban planning?
Creation of walkable neighborhoods with mixed-use land and access to public transportation
Which of the following accurately describes the city population data in the table?
Hanoi is both a capital state and a primate state
Although gentrification can revitalize cities by rehabilitating residential areas, which of the following problems can be explained by the type of building renovations shown in the before and after images?
Higher rents causing displacement of existing residents
Which of the following describes the connection between land values and population density? I. Higher population density indicates a higher demand for land and thus the price of land is bid up in densely settled regions II. Higher prices make land less affordable so that expensive locations generally have lower population densities. III. Larger areas of land will cost more but will be less likely to be densely settled.
I only
According to the sector model of North American city structure, members of low-income groups tend to live in which of the following places?
Linear residential areas radiating from the center city outward
Which of the following best explains a geographic characteristic shared by megacities in the global periphery?
Megacities demonstrate unplanned growth patterns and often contain squatter settlements
Mixed-use development, pedestrian-friendly design, and the incorporation of front porches and alleys are design elements of which of the following?
New urbanism
In the fundamentals of central place theory, which of the following terms is defined as the maximum distance a consumer will travel to acquire a good or service?
Range
Many medium-sized metropolitan areas such as Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota, or Charlotte, North Carolina, have added light-rail train systems to their public-transit networks. Which of the following best explains the goals of light-rail projects?
Reduce the ecological footprint of cities and reduce the air pollution created by vehicle exhaust
Which of the following was NOT a reason for rapid suburbanization in the United States after the Second World War?
Reduction in long-distance commuting
Which of the following types of urban land use is most common on the periphery of cities in Latin America?
Residential squatter settlements
Which of the following best explains the city planning trends shown in the data table?
Social development efforts have been made to improve the quality of life for city residents.
Which of the following models best represents an old colonial port zone and its surrounding commercial districts?
Southeast Asian city model
Which of the following best explains the importance of stock exchanges in the cities of Mumbai, India and Shanghai, China?
The cities function as global economic centers in the semperiphery
The map above shows percent change in population for counties in Texas from the 2000 to 2010 census. The three largest metropolitan areas are Dallas-Fort Worth (Tarrant and Dallas Counties) Houston (Harris County) and San Antonio (Bexar County). Which of the following statements best explains urban growth in the period from 2000 to 2010?
The greatest percentage growth in population occurred in counties adjacent to the three largest metropolitan areas, including continued suburbanization.
La Defense is an edge city constructed in the late twentieth century and characterized by high-rise office buildings. Which of the following best explains why La Defense is located on the outskirts of Paris?
The land at the center of Paris is filled with numerous historic buildings that residents do not want torn down.
Which of the following best explains the strength of the diagram shown as a theoretical model in human geography?
The model presents a general theory that is most applicable to metropolitan areas that were once colonial-era Spanish cities.
Which of the following statements explains the characteristics of cities in a postindustrial economy
The postindustrial city has a large share of office housing technology and information services
Which of the following is a true statement about classic models of city structure
The sector model is highly influenced by transportation patterns
As migrants from rural areas continue to move to cities for jobs, cities face a variety of economic and social challenges. Which of the following economic or social challenges is best illustrated by the photograph shown of Mumbai, India?
There is a significant income gap between residents on the periphery of the city and residents in the city center.
According to the rank-size rule, which of the following is typically true of higher-order services, such as hospitals with a large number of medical specialities?
They have larger ranges and thresholds
Which of the following best explains why countries such as Brazil, Burma (Myanmar), Kazakhstan, and Nigeria would construct a new capital city in a different location from the old capital city?
To build modern, planned cities and administrative centers
Which of the following best explains what the concentric zone model and bid-rent curve illustrate about patterns of urban areas?
Together they show how land prices rise exponentially closer to the central business district
Which of the following refers to the size and functional complexity of cities?
Urban hierarchy
The presence of media hubs, coalitions focusing on specific environmental challenges, and headquarters for multinational corporations in major cities help explain how such cities
are linked globally in ways that transcend national political boundaries
Which of the following groups would most likely engage in the gentrification of an older residential neighborhood.
double-income households without children
As old central business districts and industrial zones in more developed countries lost businesses and employment in the mid- to late twentieth century, suburban development expanded. Which of the following types of cities resulted from rapid suburban growth and the expansion of retail areas, office developments, business centers, and corporate headquarters to provide jobs and services in suburban areas?
edge cities
In the new global economy, an increasing proportion of influential financial decisions are being made in
major corporate centers such as New York, London, and Tokyo
According to central place theory, the threshold is defined as the
minimum number of people needed to support a service
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
Prior to 1850 the location of all major North American cities was related, chiefly, to the presence of
navigable waterways
The multiple-nuclei model of city structure tends to be most applicable to
newer, fast-growing cities
New Urbanism is an example of sustainable urban development. This type of development is intended to
reduce the miles driven on personal vehicles
Transit-oriented development in Southeast Asian cities is an innovative strategy to minimize crippling traffic jams. One aspect of transit-oriented development is the use of dedicated rapid-transit bus lanes to more effectively connect residential neighborhoods with activity nodes. An added benefit of this strategy that would appeal to advocates of sustainable city-development programs is the
reduction in carbon emissions
All of the following were crucial to the emergence of the first cities EXCEPT
separation of the ruling system and the religius system
