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Review for the AP Human Geography Chapter 9 Test.
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1
Which of the following is the best example of a primate city?
Paris
Casablanca
New York
Sydney
2
Which of these cities is the best example of the Harris and Ullman multiple nuclei model?
Mexico City
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Chicago
3
How many central business districts are found in the SubSaharan African urban model?
3
2
0
1
4
According to the rank-size rule, what is the expected population of the 3rd-largest city?
1/3 of the largest city
1/6 of the largest city
1/8 of the largest city
1/4 of the largest city
5
Which two components enabled cities to stabilize and grow?
religion and technology
comprehensive road network and climate change
religion and climate change
agricultural surplus and social stratification
6
When the Roman Empire dissolved, Rome's __________ changed, but its __________ did not.
situation, population
site, situation
situation, site
site, population
7
The rehabilitation of deteriorated inner city buildings for middle- and upper-income housing:
redlining
teardown
gentrification
blockbusting
8
Which urban model has a commercial spine running from the CBD to the city edge?
SubSaharan Africa
Griffin-Ford Latin America
Harris-Ullman Multiple Nuclei
McGee Southeast Asia
9
Which term refers to the built up space of the central city and suburbs?
urbanization
liberalization
agglomeration
society
10
Which of the following is true about functional zonation?
it helps us understand how cities were formed
it describes the division of a city into certain regions
all of these are true
it is reflected in the cultural landscape
11
Which of the following is most likely an edge city?
San Diego, California
Miami, Florida
Buffalo, New York
Schaumburg, Illinois
12
Which of the following is true of zoning laws?
they designate the kinds of development allowed in each zone
they define areas of the city
all of these are true
they impact the cultural landscape
13
Urban design calling for revitalization and reform that create walkable neighborhoods:
urban sprawl
urban morphology
new urbanism
gentrification
14
Teardowns are to __________ as blockbusting is to __________.
parks, shopping malls
Chicago, Tokyo
McMansions, white flight
gentrification, redlining
15
Which of the following is true of spaces of consumption?
they did not exist until the 21st century
they are designed to slow economic growth
they fuse urban, economic, and political geographies
they do not exist in rural areas
16
How do the settlement patterns in the American Midwest relate to Central Place Theory?
Central Place Theory is supported
Central Place Theory is refuted
it shows that economic forces do not affect human behavior
support Central Place Theory less than in the Rockies
17
Interstates, white flight, and land values have all contributed to
blockbusting
new urbanism
gentrification
suburbanization
18
These are unplanned developments of crude shelters that often develop around cities:
gentrifications
suburbs
shantytowns
zones of maturity
19
The locations of the six urban hearths are tied closely to
hearths of capitalism
hearths of agriculture
location of large inland lakes
location of tropical climates
20
The Griffin-Ford model is to __________ as the McGee model is to __________.
Brazil, Vietnam
the United States, Vietnam
the United States, Kenya
France, Japan
21
Part of economy not taxed and not counted toward a country's gross national income:
formal economy
disamenity sector
secondary sector
informal economy
22
Which of the following cities best illustrates the Burgess concentric rings model?
Chicago
Mexico City
Atlanta
Los Angeles
23
The port zone is the focus of which urban model?
McGee Southeast Asia
SubSaharan Africa
Hoyt Sector
Burgess Concentric Ring
24
These service the economy at the global scale, beyond the reach of state borders:
world cities
airports
kingdoms
multinational corporations