AP Human Geography Chapter 12: Services Test

A firm that sells its products primarily to consumers outside its settlement is a A) basic industry B) functional classification C) nonbasic industry D) primate city E) consumer service

A)

According to the gravity model, the potential use of a service at a location is related A) directly to population and inversely to distance B) directly to distance and inversely to population C) directly to both population and distance D) inversely to both distance and population E) to the presence of other services

A)

Most people in the world live in what type of settlement? A) clustered rural B) dispersed rural C) urban settlement D) metropolitan area E) primordial

A)

One of the most important basic activities in the southern Great Lakes region is A) manufacturing durable goods B) manufacturing of textiles C) entertainment and recreation facilities D) government and education E) high technology services

A)

Residents of rural settlements are more likely than residents of urban settlements to work in A) agriculture B) manufacturing C) services D) education E) all of the above

A)

The area surrounding a service from which customers are attracted to is the A) hinterland B) range C) threshold D) median E) meridian

A)

The most likely religious reason for the origin of settlements was a place to A) Bury the dead B) educate children C) protect the group's assets D) house the ruler E) celebrate seasonal festivals

A)

The most significant impact on the rural landscape of Great Britain's enclosure movement was to A) encourage a dispersed rural settlement pattern B) reinforce the traditional clustered rural settlement pattern C) discourage urbanization D) increase rural population E) all of the above

A)

What technical development has allowed back office services to relocate to LDCs? A) telecommunications B) standard time zones C) improved public health services in tropical countries D) financial market reforms E) effective trademark enforcement

A)

Which of the following is not primarily a Consumer Service? A) professional services B) retail services C) education services D) health services E) hospitality services

A)

Why is the absence of a rank-size distribution significant in a country like Romania? A) consumers do not all have access to goods and services B) The capital city Bucharest is a primate city C) Consumers do not have to travel far for goods and services D) Consumers are less likely to take buses to obtain goods and services E) Central planning improved settlement distribution

A)

Name three countries that provide offshore financial services not located on islands.

Andorra; Liechtenstein; Monaco; Belize; Panama; Bahrain; Liberia

According to the rank-size rule, if Romania's largest city (Bucharest) has nearly 2 million inhabitants, the second largest city (Iasi) should have _________ inhabitants. Because in reality Iasi has less than this number, then Bucharest is a example of what kind of city? According to the rank-size rule, the 100th largest city should have _______ inhabitants.

Answer: 1,000,000; primate city; 20,000

Shops with high thresholds are likely to locate in the CBD. Describe the other two types of retail activities likely to locate in the CBD.

Answer: shops with a high range; shops appealing to office workers

A central place is a A) hinterland B) market center C) range of a good D) rank-size distribution E) circular settlement

B)

A primate city is A) a city with political, economic, and cultural functions B) at least twice as large as the next smaller city C) the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese D) a rapidly growing city E) the center of gravity for a hinterland

B)

Attracting a new basic industry is important to a community to a community, primarily because it A) changes the community's functional classification B) stimulates new nonbasic industries C) disrupts the central place hierarchy D) changes the nation's rank-size distribution of settlements E) replaces obsolete industry

B)

Business services provide what kind of services? A) diffusion and distribution of services B) services to businesses C) services for the wellbeing of individuals D) security and protection E) product sales

B)

Clustered rural settlements were most common in which region of colonial America A) Middle Atlantic B) New England C) Southeast D) Coastal margins E) all of the above

B)

Rural settlements differ from urban settlements primarily according to which type of activity? A) cultural B) economic C) political D) religious E) educational

B)

The city- state is an example of A) an early form of urban settlement B) a state dominated by its major city C) a functional region D) a local government of the Roman Empire E) diffuse political functions

B)

The geometric pattern which geographer use to represent market areas is A) a circle B) a hexagon C) a square D) a pentagon E) an octagon

B)

The maximum distance people are willing to travel for a service is A) hinterland B) range C) threshold D) median E) meridian

B)

The most significant anticipated benefit of the enclosure movement was to A) destroy traditional village life B) promote agricultural efficiency C) replace abandoned villages with new farmsteads D) all of the above

B)

The typical medieval European urban settlements were characterized by the A) dispersal of palaces, churches, and other important buildings throughout the town B) placement of buildings around a central market square C) demolition of ancient walls surrounding the town D) provision of parks and open space surrounding important churches E) broad avenues in residential districts

B)

A market area is a good example of what kind of region? A) Cultural B) formal C) functional D) uniform E) diverse

C)

If a country follows the rank-size rule, if the largest city has 1,000,000 inhabitants, how many people live in the fifth largest city? A) 50,000 B) 100,000 C) 200,000 D) 500,000 E) 5,000,000

C)

If a country's largest city has 1,000,000 inhabitants and the second largest city has 200,000 inhabitants the country follows what distribution? A) central place B) economic base C) primate city D) rank-size E) equidistanct

C)

Larger settlements are A) more numerous and closer together B) more numerous and farther apart C) less numerous and farther apart D) less numerous and closer together E) more numerous and evenly dispersed

C)

Recent decades have seen greatest employment increases in which consumer service sector? A) transportation B) retail C) health D) entertainment E) temporary employment

C)

The fall of the Roman Empire in the fifth century A.D. brought about what change in urban settlements? A) developed of city-states B) rapid urbanization C) reduction in urban population D) revival of urban life E) increased trade

C)

The minimum number of people needed to support a service is A) hinterland B) range C) threshold D) median E) meridian

C)

The most important political reason for the origin of settlements was a place to A) bury the dead B) educate children C) protect the group's assets D) house the ruler E) celebrate seasonal festivals

C)

The plantation was a common form of rural settlement in which region of colonial America A) Middle Atlantic B) New England C) Southeast D) Coastal margins E) all of the above

C)

A place where farm buildings, homes and churches are found close together is what kind of settlement? A) Urban B) Linear C) dispersed rural D) clustered rural E) primordial

D)

In a linear community, the best location for a service is the A) hinterland B) range C) threshold D) median E) meridian

D)

The French long-lot system was developed primarily because of A) collective land ownership B) common grazing land C) inheritance laws D) need for access to a river E) long distance between farms

D)

The hierarchical organization of settlements by size is known as the A) primate city B) economic base C) gravity model D) rank-size rule E) nesting of settlements

D)

What factors determine where back office services will locate in LDCs? A) political stability and cultural diversity B) market threshold and service range C) military training and proximity to command and control centers D) low wage rates and workers who can speak English E) tax advantages and bank secrecy laws

D)

Which of the following is a basic economic activity A) video rental store B) grocery store C) gas station D) steel mill E) travel agency

D)

LDCs specialize in what two types of business services? A) management, consulting, and staff training B) regional command and control centers C) biotechnology and medical research D) entertainment and recreation E) offshore financial and bank office

E)

Economic reasons for settlements include which of the following? A) warehousing B) trading C) manufacturing D) defense E) All of the above

E) ALL OF THE ABOVE

Which of the following is a cultural reason for establishing a settlement A) religion B) politics C) manufacturing D) family protection E) All of the above

E) ALL OF THE ABOVE

TRUE OF FALSE: Cities grew rapidly in Europe immediately after the collapse of the Roman Empire

FALSE

TRUE OF FALSE: Most inhabitants of developing countries live in urban areas

FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE: Business services are more likely to cluster in specialized business-service centers than in world cities or regional command and control centers

FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE: People who live in rural settlements are more likely to engage in secondary sector economic activities

FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE: Rapid urbanization continues today in more developed countries

FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE: The threshold of service is the maximum distance that most of the customers are willing to travel

FALSE

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Developing countries are experiencing rapid urbanization, which involves two types of population increases. One increase in the _____ of people in a society living in urban areas. The other type of increase is an increase in the ______ of people in a society living in urban areas.

Number; percentage

TRUE OR FALSE: According to the rank-size rule, if the largest city in a country contains 1,000,000 inhabitants, the fifth largest city should contain 200,000 inhabitants.

TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE: Copenhagen and London are primate cities even though they are located in more developed countries

TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE: The colonial New England rural settlement pattern was clustered

TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE: The frequency of periodic markets varies by culture

TRUE

The British policy of combining many small farms into one large farms is known as _______.

The Enclosure Movement

What is the advantage of displaying the rank-size distribution of cities on logarithmic paper?

The distribution appears as a straight line

In view of the rank-size distribution in Romania, why did the former president of Romania, Nicolae Ceausescu, order the demolition of thousands of rural villasges, each containing a few hundred inhabitants, and the construction of cities of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants?

To enable rural residents to have access to goods and services.