AP HUG TEST 4/19/21

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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

According to Christaller's central place model, which of the following would most likely have the smallest range?

A grocery store

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 activities can be best classified as

A primate city

Using the diagram above, at what distance from the central business district will recreational land use begin to outbid all other land uses?

About 12 miles

The above urban model best resembles

Burgess Concentric Zone model

efforts were made in the 2000s by many First World city governments to increase the livability and "cool" factor of old CBDs and surrounding industrial areas. This is intended to attract younger, educated residents and:

Creative or high-value service and industries such as advertising and architectural firms

Which of the following groups would most likely engage in the gentrification of an older residential neighborhood?

Double-income households without children

Tony and Jacob are brothers who decided to move into an old warehouse in downtown New York City and fix it up into a slick luxury apartment complex. Tony and Jacobs actions are most closely classified as:

Gentrification

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 density 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.

II and III

Which of the following is the primary reason for the rapid population growth in megacities throughout the developing world?

Interregional migration

Which of the following is true of an edge city?

It has a large amount of recently developed retail and office space

Which statement would be the most accurate regarding the bid-rent theory?

Land value is the highest CBD, and the value decreases with distance from the CBD

All of the following are problems associated with suburban sprawl EXCEPT

Limited communications access and few utility services

Prior to 1850 the location of all major North American cities was related, chiefly, to the presence of

Navigable waterways

Mixed-use development, pedestrian-friendly design, and the incorporation of front porches and alleys are design elements of which of the following?

New urbanism

Segregation in the United States was reinforced by the financial practice where banks would not lend money to people living within certain areas known as:

Redlining

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

All of the following were crucial to the emergence of the first cities EXCEPT

Separation of the ruling system and the religious system

The huge influx of population from rural to urban areas in peripheral or semi-peripheral areas find housing in:

Shantytowns and squatter settlements

Central place theory describes the

Spatial patterns of urban and outlying areas based on the flow of goods and services

The United Kingdom has established greenbelts around certain cities to prevent what?

Urban sprawl

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


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