APHG chp 12 info
10) Of the ten largest urban areas in the world, how many are in More Developed Countries today? A) 2 B) 4 C) 6 D) 8 E) 10
A
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
Defining cities based on business services found in each gives the ordered hierarchy of A) world cities, command and control centers, specialized producer-service centers, and dependent centers. B) command and control centers, secondary world cities, specialized producer-service centers, and dependent centers. C) dominant world cities, major world cities, command and control centers, and secondary world cities. D) manufacturing centers, military centers, mining centers, and resort, retirement, and residential centers.
A
Periodic markets feature A) vendors who move to serve more towns. B) prices that change on a seasonal schedule. C) large sales after the holiday season. D) specialized business services.
A
Richard Florida's research identified a relationship between the distribution of A) talent and diversity. B) central places. C) rural and urban settlements. D) business and consumer services.
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
The process of using comparable markets to help geographers predict the market share of a proposed new store is called the A) analog method. B) gravity model. C) central place theory. D) hinterland model.
A
Two major benefits many LDCs offer in the financial services sector are A) tax breaks and privacy. B) command and control centers and low wages. C) dependent centers and tax breaks. D) command and control centers and dependent centers. E) privacy and low wages.
A
Urbanization can be analyzed by looking at the ________ and ________ of people living in cities. A) number and percentage B) number and homogeneity C) percentage and density D) density and homogeneity E) size and density
A
World cities are defined by A) the number and type of business services found there. B) their total population. C) their location relative to other cities. D) B and C
A
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
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 geographers use to represent market areas is A) a circle. B) a hexagon. C) a square. D) a pentagon. E) an octagon.
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) discourage urbanization. E) all of the above
B
The fall of the Roman Empire in the fifth century A. D. brought about what change in urban settlements? A) development of city-states B) rapid urbanization C) reduction in urban population D) revival of urban life E) increased trade
C
Higher social heterogeneity in urban settlements means that A) the people with whom you relax are probably the same ones you see at work. B) the people are more alike than in rural settlements. C) you compete for limited space. D) you may feel lonely and isolated in a crowd. E) you play a specialized role in the urban economy.
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 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
Dispersed rural settlements, typically found in the North American rural landscape, are comprised of A) farmers living alongside neighbors in settlements B) farmers living in a central space surrounded by structures C) farmers clustered along a river or road to facilitate communication amongst each other D) all of the above E) none of the above
E
The important element of urbanization is an increase in the A) number of people living in urban settlements. B) percentage of people living in urban settlements. C) land area occupied by urban settlements. D) B and C E) all of the above
E
Which of the following is considered to be an original hearth of urban settlement? A) E) all of the above
E
According to Louis Wirth, cities differ from rural areas in being larger, more dense, and more socially homogeneous.
False
Business services are more likely to cluster in specialized business-service centers than in world cities or regional command control centers.
False
Cities grew rapidly in Europe immediately after the collapse of the Roman Empire.
False
Most inhabitants of developing countries live in urban areas.
False
People who live in rural settlements are more likely to engage in secondary sector economic activities.
False
Transportation and communication improvements have served to reduce the need for clustering of services in world cities.
False
Linear settlement patterns were brought to North America by the French.
True
The frequency of periodic markets varies by culture.
True
The population of the world is roughly split in half between urban and rural settlements.
True
