GEO 340 Exam 1

2 Distinct characteristics of Multinational and Transnational Corporations

1. Multinational corporations operate in different countries but remain associated with a home country 2. Transnational corporations are not associated with a home country.

The two main principles used to define U.S. metropolitan areas are"

1. Population size of a central or principal city 2. Functional integration between central and outlying counties reflected in commuting to work

According to central place theory, the larger the size of urban settlements

1. the greater the distance between them. 2. the fewer the number of such places. 3. the greater the number of retail and service functions offered in those places. 4. the larger the trade area served by that central place 5. •The higher the order of the functions offered in that central place

According to the rank-size rule, if a country's largest city has a population of 10 million, the fourth largest city will have a population of

2.5 million or 1/rank

At the beginning of the nineteenth century the percentage of the world's population classified as urban was approximately

3%

Currently, the percentage of the world's population living in urban areas is approximately

54%

The percentages of the urban population are the highest in the following world regions except

Africa

The extension of the railroad network in the United States -Stimulated the growth of interior cities such as Chicago and St. Louis. -Helped in the development of entirely new cities, particularly in the Great Plains and the West. -Promoted the growth of West Coast cities such as San Francisco. -All of the above

All of the above

The new elements of the industrial city included factories slums railroads all of the above

All of the above

Which of the following statements concerning trade and urbanization is correct? Trade is considered a primary economic function of many early cities. Significant trade predated the emergence of cities. Trade was a main factor in the reawakening of urban life during the Middle Ages. All of the above statements are correct

All of the above statements are correct

Cities are defined on the basis of the following criteria population size population density economic function all of the above

All of the above-size, density, economic function

After the fall of the Roman Empire Islamic culture spread westward from the Middle East, across North Africa, to the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal). urbanization declined in Western Europe. urbanization declined worldwide. a and b

Both A & B

Central Place Theory is most applicable in agricultural regions. is useful in understanding the distribution of retail centers within cities. was developed to explain the U.S. urban system. both a and b

Both a & b Agro Regions Distribution of retail centers in cities

Primary factors related to the emergence of cities include all of the following except agricultural surplus religion defense the art of writing

CH 2 the art of writing

Which of the following is not associated with the emergence of industrial capitalism? the factory system unprecedented urban growth mass production decreasing disparities between rich and poor

Decreasing disparities between rich and poor

The first mostly urban country was

England

Which of the following is not one of the locations of the earliest cities (urban hearths)? Egypt's Nile Valley the Indus Valley China's Yellow River Valley. Greece

Greece

By A.D. 1000, the world's largest cities included all of the following except Baghdad. London. Cairo. Cordoba.

London

World cities are centers of all of the following except financial services. corporate decision making. manufacturing. adavanced professional services.

Manufacturing

In the Western Hemisphere, cities first appeared

Mesoamerica

Core cities include New York, Tokyo and Singapore. New York, Tokyo and London. London, Paris and Berlin. New York, Paris and Hong Kong.

New York, Tokyo and London.

The intermetropolitan approach to the study of urban geography stresses location of human activities within cities. relationships among cities at the national or international level. both a and b neither a nor b

Relationships among cities at the national or international level 1. Location of cities 2. Evolution of urban systems 3. intercity and inter metropolitan linkages

The Hanseatic League was a confederation of cities organized primarily

To control long-distance trade.

One relatively new dominant function of world cities is high-order information production and diffusion - informationalization - involving telecommunications-based interconnectivities. True False

True

T/F Census tracts are groups of city blocks, housing on average 4,000-6,000 persons, with distinctive neighborhood characteristics.

True

T/F Core based statistical areas consist of at least one county with an urban settlement with at least 10,000 inhabitants.

True

T/F The advent of the automobile era and the construction of the interstate highway system made possible the expansion of the American suburbs

True

In Greek cities, the agora was

a public open space that served as a meeting area

Preconditions to urbanization include an agricultural surplus. social organization with a centralized authority. the existence of a civilization. all of the above

all

The global city index identifies "world cities" on the basis of the following dimensions business activity human capital (education level) cultural experience all of the above

all 1. business activity 2. human capital 3. information exchange 4. cultural experience 5. political engagement

Globalization refers to the increased connectivity among places. reflects a geographic reorganization of production. relates to the interpenetration of corporations across national boundaries. all of the above

all of the above

In the industrial city the spatial separation between social classes accelerated. slums emerged near the factories. the wealthy moved away from the city center. all of the above

all of the above

Micropolitan statistical areas must have at least one urban cluster of

at least 10,000 but less than 50,000 population

Deindustrialization refers to decline in manufacturing

employment

Underbounded cities have no legal boundaries. extend beyond their legal boundaries. contain extensive rural areas. none of the above

extend beyond their legal boundaries.

Preconditions to urbanization include all of the following except an agricultural surplus. social organization with a centralized authority. a highland location for protection. the existence of a civilization.

highland location for protection

The early Sumerian city-sates were located The early Sumerian city-sates were located along the Nile Valley. in the highlands of ancient Persia. in southern Mesopotamia, present-day Iraq. in the North China Plain.

in southern Mesopotamia, present-day Iraq.

The world's population became 50 percent urban

in the early 2000s

European urbanization expanded significantly during the years 1000-1500. The economic base of this expansion was

long distance trade

Vance's mercantile model seeks to explain the development of the North American urban system on the basis of the role of

long distance trade role of merchants during 5 stages

The intrametropolitan aproach to the study of urban geography stresses location of human activities within cities. relationships among cities at the national or international level. both a and b neither a nor b

neither?

Important Hanseatic League towns included all of the following except Bremen. Hamburg. Danzig. Paris.

paris

Under the new international division of labor

production is globally dispersed but management remains concentrated in core cities

Front-office activities include all of the following except routine data processing. management. corporate decision making. advanced financial and legal services.

routine data processing

In Sjoberg's model of the pre-industrial city, the elites occupied

the central district of the city.

The following is an urban structure introduced by the Romans. acropolis citadel forum cathedral

the forum

The primate city of a country is always

the largest city

Unlike the Sumerian cities of southern Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley cities

were planned