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AP Human Geography Unit VI Review (2023)
AP Human Geography Unit VI Review (2023)
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1
In the developing capitalist city, which type of urban land would be considered to have the lowest value?
land close to a river or harbor
land along a major thoroughfare
land in the polluted industrial areas
land in the city center
2
Which of the following would not be considered a primate city?
Mexico City
Moscow
Washington, DC
London
3
Mortgage lenders refuse to lend money to people to buy land in areas deemed as “high-risk” neighborhoods is known as
white flight.
redlining.
environmental justice.
blockbusting.
4
Bedroom communities, cul-de-sacs, and commuting are most associated with which of the following?
suburb
city
town
metropolis
5
The primary source of water to Las Vegas is:
the Colorado River
the Rio Grande
the Imperial Valley
the Great Lakes
6
Which is NOT a typical result of gentrification?
Low-income people are displaced
Property values fall
Restaurants and bars open in the neighborhood
Younger, wealthier populations move into the area
7
Which is NOT a reason why poor people across the world are particularly vulnerable to natural disasters?
They may be unable to receive communication about pending disaster
They often live in vulnerable areas.
They often live in residences that are not well built.
Their religious beliefs do not permit them to flee the disaster area.
8
important planning tool that cities use to classify different ways which land is to be developed and used is called
New Urbanism.
infill development.
slow-growth cities
zoning.
9
What accounts for most of the recent growth in urban population?
globalization
rural-to-urban migration
reverse migration
natural population increase
10
Which region is the LEAST urbanized?
Southeast Asia
Latin America
Africa
Europe
11
Which group of people is MOST likely to live in an old building contaminated with lead or asbestos?
the poor
the middle class
the working class
the wealthy
12
Which of the following is not an example of a business service?
Lawyer and accounting firms
A bond market and financial advising services
Highly developed rail and highway network
A stock exchange
13
Which factor did the ancient Romans keep uppermost in their minds when choosing city sites?
Transportation
Water
Defense
access to agricultural fields
14
Which of the following cities would be the best example of a world city?
Rio de Janeiro
Mumbai
Denver
Singapore
15
2 million years that humans have spent on Earth is a 24-hour day. At about what time did towns & cities begin?
1:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m.
11:57 p.m.
11:30 p.m.
16
Which was NOT an urban hearth area?
central North America
Mesopotamia
the Indus River valley
Nile River Valley
17
. Of the following regions, which is considered the LEAST prepared in terms of disaster readiness and planning?
Europe
the United States
Asia
Latin America
18
Airports, rail lines, and ports are examples of which type of service?
communications
travel
government
transportation
19
Which factor accounts for most of the historic growth of cities?
natural population increase
reverse migration
rural-to-urban migration
globalization
20
Future urban growth in Africa and Asia will likely come from:
natural population increase
rural-to-urban migration
reverse migration
globalization
21
Earth’s population today is predominantly:
Rural
Suburban
found in the Southern Hemisphere
Urban
22
The headquarters of the World Health Organization is located in which of the following cities?
Tokyo
Geneva
New York
Paris
23
Which would have the greatest threshold?
university
law office
gas station
shopping mall
24
Contemporary definitions of a “global city” focus on all of the following characteristics EXCEPT:
population
information exchange
cultural institutions
political power
25
The range of a good is the:
average minimum distance people are willing to travel to purchase it
average maximum distance people are willing to travel to purchase it
the amount of sales necessary to make a profit
number of people required to make its provision economically feasible
26
Mesopotamia is the site of modern-day:
Turkey
Iraq
Iran
Pakistan
27
Western civilization and Western cities both trace their roots back to ancient:
Greece
China
Rome
Turkey
28
The growth of cities is fueled by all of the following phenomena EXCEPT:
international migration
natural population increase
rural-to-urban migration
reverse migration
29
Central-place theory attempts to understand:
the spatial distance between settlements
the placement of the axis-mundi
how city centers are used
why cities are located where they are
30
Which of the following is one way that cities can try to increase their tax revenue in order to ease fiscal squeeze?
Update current infrastructure in an effort to attract large corporations.
Offer tax breaks in order to bring in new, large corporations.
Resurfacing roads and installing new and updated water and sewer systems.
Offer more welfare services.
31
In which region did the first cities appear?
Europe
Southwest Asia
South America
East Asia
32
A city such as London that dominates the economic, political, & cultural life of its country is categorized as
Leading
primate
Primary
Capital
33
Which of the following is NOT a global city?
Washington D.C.
Paris
Hong Kong
Singapore
34
Define Urban Infilling
The spreading of urban developments into areas outside the city boundary.
Urban area formed when 2 or more cities spread & merge.
The process of tearing down old housing to build new office spaces.
Replacing open spaces & vacant housing w/ new residences to prevent sprawl.
35
Which of the following is found in all world cities?
A major international airport
A United Nations representative
A high-speed rail system
A harbor with a well-developed port
36
Which of the following is a result of walkable cities with mixed land use?
It encourages outward growth into surrounding natural environments
It reduces overall greenhouse gas emissions.
More concentrated living spaces creates a need for higher energy
It blends urban, suburban, and rural areas.
37
The geographer who developed central-place theory
Christaller
von Thünen
Burgess
Hoyt
38
Blockbusting…?
Bringing buyers to a particular area for discriminatory ends. (Illegal)
No housing discrimination
No d discrimination against race or color
Scaring homeowners to sell property by making negative representation
39
What is one of the problems that gentrification creates?
Public transportation in the neighborhoods causes noise pollution
Taxes for the gentrified neighborhood decrease, hurting the economy
Lower income people moving to wealthier neighborhoods reduce the home value
Taxes/rent for the neighborhood increase pushing low income residents out
40
Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán is today known as:
Yucatan
San Diego
Managua
Mexico City
41
Sprawl has resulted in corporations decentralizing & shifting operations out of CBD & closer to ____ workforces
urban
suburban
rural
global
42
The world’s three global cities were:
Tokyo, London, and New York
Chicago, Geneva, and Moscow
New York, Los Angeles, and Beijing
. Paris, London, Tokyo
43
According to the Sector Model, what separates the manufacturing sectors and the middle-income residential areas?
A zone of high-income residential housing
The CBD
A zone of low-income residential housing
A beltway and a railroad line
44
In China, cities first appeared in the:
valley of the Yellow River
mountains of the southwest
valley of the Yangtze
valley of the Indus
45
What is at the center of the capitalist city?
buildings dedicated to business
central park
cathedral
town hall
46
Which statement is true of urbanization?
Developing countries are rapidly urbanizing.
Highly industrialized countries have lower rates of urbanization than LDCs
Urbanization rates in developed countries exceed 90 percent.
In LDCs, ratio of urban to rural population is decreasing dramatically.
47
This area has private governance and restricts entry to residents and approved guests
gated community
world city
urbanized cluster
metropolitan statistical area
48
The oldest urban hearth area is:
Mesoamerica
Mesopotamia
Indus Valley
the Nile Valley