APHG Unit 7 Settlements & Urban Development

Question 1

According to the central place theory, the market area is also known as the

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hinterland

Question 2

Where were most clustered rural settlements in colonial America located?

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Northeast

Question 3

Which urban model involves a beltway or ring road tying together the parts of a city?

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peripheral

Question 4

Which of the following is not considered to be a global city?

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Nashville, TN

Question 5

Public housing is to the lower class as gentrification is to the

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middle class

Question 6

Which of the following is considered to be a business service?

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Accountant

Question 7

According to the rank-size rule, a country's 4th largest city is ___ the size of the largest.

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1/4

Question 8

According to the central place theory, market areas are represented by

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hexagons

Question 9

The concentric zone model was the created by

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E.W. Burgess

Question 10

Which of the following is a basic industry of the state of North Carolina?

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Manufacturing-nondurable goods

Question 11

The cultural hearth of city-states is generally considered to be

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Greece

Question 12

Which of the following is not part of the Megalopolis?

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Cleveland

Question 13

All of the following are considered to be forms of public transportation except

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taxis

Question 14

Where are squatter settlements most likely to be found in urban areas of developing countries?

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periphery

Question 15

Which of the following types of jobs is most likely to be outsourced to a foreign country?

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customer service

Question 16

The drawing of lines on a map to identify areas in which banks will not loan money is known as

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redlining

Question 17

Which of the following is the largest in terms of overall size?

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core based statistical area

Question 18

The downtown area of a city is more commonly known as what in geography?

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central business district

Question 19

The ___ is the maximum distance people are willing to travel to use a service.

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range

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