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APHG Unit 6 Exam Review
APHG Unit 6 Exam Review
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A review game for urban geography
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1
Who owns public housing?
the government
multi-millionaires
no one; it is illegal
various city agencies
2
If a family is forced to relocate by the city, the government will pay for expenses up to:
6 years
2 years
4 years
until the family finds a new home
3
A megalopolis fits with what acronym?
MDC
CBD
LDC
MSA
4
Inner cities have fiscal problems b/c there are high rates of:
low-income people
high-income people
no people
social mobility
5
Why would a city build a sports complex downtown?
b/c of the low threshold
to lower real estate prices
to stimulate more business for restaurants and bars
b/c of all the horizontal space
6
Social area analysis fits with:
which urban structure theory is correct in various cities
development of squatter cities
distribution of different types of people in a city
changing locations of retail stores
7
In a CBD, retail stores would typically be found where?
street-level floor of a skyscraper
most retail stores are in suburbs, not CBDs
near event centers
near government buildings
8
Which fits best for a transition zone in U.S. cities?
agricultural land
suburbs
warehouses
parking lots
9
An owner might abandon a property b/c of upkeep costs in comparison to rent in what process?
blockbusting
redlining
gentrification
filtering
10
If a lot of people want something, it will make that item:
It should have no effect on the price
Less expensive
More expensive
11
A hybrid car uses gas at _____ speeds and an electric motor at ______ speeds.
high / high
low / low
high / low
low / high
12
In European cities, you will see the poor here (unlike U.S. cities):
uniformly distributed in city
dispersed throughout the city
suburbs
inner-city neighborhoods
13
In the sector model, the most expensive new housing is built:
on the outer edge of the high-class housing district
on the inner edge of the high-class housing district
in skyscrapers
near the newest retail shops
14
There is so much commuting in the city b/c
there are no jobs available in the city
people dislike the suburbs
people can't use public transportation
few people live in CBDs
15
If I say redlining, you should think:
banks
crayons
people
businesses
16
In the sector model, where is the best housing?
corridor from downtown to city edge
gated communities
near universities and parks
renovated inner-city neighborhoods
17
If I want to legally add land to a city, I can achieve that through:
zoning
eminent domain
accreditation
annexation
18
The multiple nuclei theory:
has two main nodes, one in CBD, one in suburbs
links several CBDs together
has separate nodes for major areas of industry/recreation
disregards the use of nodes
19
The high land cost of CBDs lead to:
less intensive land use
reuse of existing buildings
construction of skyscrapers
high threshold and range
20
The most "daily trips" coincides with what?
shopping
work
social gatherings
recreation
21
in 2011, the number of homeless people on any given night is close to:
700,000
800,000
600,000
500,000
22
The discrimination and inability of minorities to live in certain areas is a criticism of:
CBDs
suburbs
inner city
transition zones
23
The United Kingdom has _____ sprawl than the United States.
more
less
equal
no
24
Which does NOT fit for a periphery of a LDC city name?
kuhpinongs
kampongs
favelas
barriadas
25
What percentage of the homeless are women and children?
three-fifths
one-tenth
three-fourths
half
26
If I think LEGAL segregation, I should think:
Blockbusting
Busing
Zoning
Redlining
27
If you hear the term CBD, you should think (in terms of clustering):
Office activities
Retail and office activities
Retail activities
none of the above
28
If a factory moves its location, it's probably due to:
lack of railroads
transportation
space
labor
29
Which would not fit in an American CBD?
retail stores
public administration building
legal offices
industrial factory
30
There is more public transit in Europe than in the U.S. b/c
Those governments subsidize it
location of suburbs
Europeans don't like cars
lower population density
31
Why would a geographer use Chicago as a land use model?
it's large
it's flat
it's in the center of the USA
it's near a lake
32
Gentrification is about:
social status
income
renovation
subdivided housing
33
Which is the biggest positive about public transportation?
privacy
flexibility
there are no positives, that's why we don't do it much
energy efficiency
34
What best describes the city of Omaha and its suburbs?
metropolitan statistical area
central city
urbanized area
regional government federation
35
Why do people like the suburbs?
less traffic
proximity to entertainment
apartment availability
private land by house