Spring AP HuG Final (D2)

Question 1

(Unit 6) To alleviate traffic issues in SE Asian countries, they are building transit lanes. Another added benefit is...

Accepted Answer

...reduction in carbon emissions

Question 2

(Unit 7) Which of the following events DID NOT happen because of the enclosure movement?

Accepted Answer

Increase in cottage industries

Question 3

*(Unit 7) If a company uses bulk reducing goods to manufacturing a finished good, then most likely the company will...

Accepted Answer

...locate manufacturing plant at the raw material site

Question 4

(Unit 6) What factor tends to drives people AWAY from a place?

Accepted Answer

Push

Question 5

*(Unit 7) Which of the following programs has been shown to help women in LDCs to become more economically independent?

Accepted Answer

Microloans

Question 6

*(Unit 6) Which of the following refers to the size & functional complexity of cities?

Accepted Answer

Urban hierarchy

Question 7

*(Unit 6) Which of the following is a CORRECT statement about the major cities of the world?

Accepted Answer

Most are located on rivers or seacoasts

Question 8

(Unit 7) Which of the following variables has a negative relationship with the level of economic development?

Accepted Answer

Birth Rates

Question 9

(Unit 6) What is the model that illustrates the population distributions that are interconnected to the urban hierarchy?

Accepted Answer

Rank-Size Rule

Question 10

(Unit 6) Some major cities have added public-transit networks. Which explains their goals?

Accepted Answer

Reduce the ecological footprint of cities & air pollution from exhaust

Question 11

(Unit 6) Which of the following is TRUE of an edge city?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

(Unit 6) According to central place theory, the threshold is defined as the...

Accepted Answer

...minimum number of people needed to support a service

Question 13

(Unit 7) Which of the following best explains a benefit of membership in the European Union (EU)?

Accepted Answer

Members form a market creating a powerful economic bloc

Question 14

*(Unit 6) Which of the following factors BEST explains the development & expansion of informal settlements?

Accepted Answer

Rapid urbanization & lack of infrastructure to keep up with the growth

Question 15

(Unit 6) What factor tends to draw people TO a new place?

Accepted Answer

Pull

Question 16

*(Unit 6) A city that dominates a state's social, political, & economic activities is known as a...

Accepted Answer

...a primate city

Question 17

*(Unit 6) Which of the following explains what the concentric zone model & bid-rent show about patterns of urban areas?

Accepted Answer

Together they show how land prices rise closer to the CBD

Question 18

*(Unit 7) Which of the following has brought significant numbers of foreign visitors & currency to LDCs?

Accepted Answer

Ecotourism

Question 19

*(Unit 7) Which of the factors of Weber's Theory is the most important when considering a location of a site?

Accepted Answer

Transportation costs

Question 20

*(Unit 7) Which of the following statements explains a weakness in Rostow's stages of economic growth model?

Accepted Answer

It does not consider that countries are interdependent

Question 21

*(Unit 7) Which of the following countries' HDI score reflects the least economic & social development?

Accepted Answer

Country C

Question 22

(Unit 7) Which of the following is the primary geographic effect of the globalization of the economy?

Accepted Answer

Production is shifting to low-cost locations in developing countries

Question 23

(Unit 6) Most Latin American cities are focused on a...

Accepted Answer

...central plaza

Question 24

*(Unit 7)Which of the following best explains a trading relationship between 2 countries based on comparative advantage?

Accepted Answer

Each country specializes in a good that has the lowest opportunity cost

Question 25

*(Unit 7) Using maquiladoras for the production of electronic components is an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

New international division of labor

Question 26

*(Unit 7) Which of the following explains a limitation of Wallerstein's World Systems Theory?

Accepted Answer

Locks countries into categories with little chance of peripheries to change

Question 27

(Unit 7) If a company uses bulk gaining goods to manufacturing its finished good, then most likely the company will...

Accepted Answer

...locate several manufacturing plants close to market

Question 28

(Unit 6) Which of the following would BEST describe why they would build high rise buildings on the outskirts of a city?

Accepted Answer

There are historical buildings that they wish to restore

Question 29

(Unit 6) What is this process called then urban & suburban areas expand into greenspaces?

Accepted Answer

Urban Sprawl

Question 30

*(Unit 6) Today, most of the United States & Canadian population lives in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Metropolitan areas

Question 31

*(Unit 6) Which of the following is a TRUE statement about classic models of city structure?

Accepted Answer

The sector model is highly influenced by transportation patterns

Question 32

*(Unit 7) To ship your product to your consumer you need to use two modes of transportation. What will you be using?

Accepted Answer

Break-of-Bulk Point

Question 33

*(Unit 6) In the development of urban land, which of the following is typically built on the most accessible sites?

Accepted Answer

Retail complexes

Question 34

(Unit 7) Which of the following can be categorized as a tertiary activity in the Quinary Subsector?

Accepted Answer

Politics

Question 35

*(Unit 6) Which of the following explains the cost & distance relationship to the urban area’s residential patterns?

Accepted Answer

Lower cost for land farther from the CBD makes it easy to build homes

Question 36

(Unit 7) What is the ONE continuing characteristic that we see with barriers in gender equality in most LDCs?

Accepted Answer

Bank Accounts

Question 37

(Unit 7) Which one correctly explains a link between the UN Sustainable Development Goals & population growth?

Accepted Answer

Reducing infant mortality rates can lead to smaller families

Question 38

*(Unit 6) The multiple-nuclei model of city structure tends to be MOST applicable to...

Accepted Answer

...newer, fast-growing cities

Question 39

(Unit 7) Which of the following can be categorized as a secondary activity?

Accepted Answer

Engineering

Question 40

*(Unit 6) Which of the following exemplifies a smart-growth approach to urban planning?

Accepted Answer

Creation of walkable neighborhoods, mixed-land use & mass transit

Question 41

(Unit 7) Which of the following can be categorized as a primary activity?

Accepted Answer

Coal Mining

Question 42

(Unit 7) Which of the following can be categorized as a tertiary activity in the Quaternary Subsector?

Accepted Answer

Teaching

Question 43

(Unit 6) All of the following have helped create ghettos in North American cities EXCEPT...

Accepted Answer

...Economic Enterprise Zones

Question 44

*(Unit 6) In the new global economy, an increasing proportion of influential financial decisions are being made in...

Accepted Answer

...many corporate centers like NY, London, & Tokyo

Question 45

*(Unit 6) New Urbanism is an example of sustainable urban development. This type of development is intended to...

Accepted Answer

...reduce the miles driven on personal vehicles

Question 46

(Unit 7) Which of the following best explains the desired effect of a country to use the process of land preservations?

Accepted Answer

To promote ecotourism & support sustainable economic development

Question 47

(Unit 6) Out of the 7 city models that were discussed, which of the following is the only one that DOES NOT have a CBD?

Accepted Answer

Southeast Asian City

Question 48

(Unit 6) A city that is the financial center, influential culturally, & has diverse goods & services is called a...

Accepted Answer

...world city

Question 49

*(Unit 7) Neoliberal policies promote the following except...

Accepted Answer

...Tariffs

Question 50

*(Unit 7) Which of the following best describes Weber's analysis of location decisions?

Accepted Answer

Looks to minimize costs among multiple inputs of production

Spring AP HuG Final (D2)

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Spring AP HuG Final (D2)

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