AP Human Geography - Unit 6 (Cities)

Question 1

Pedestrian-friendly cities with lots of green space are a part of:

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Smart Growth, New Urbanism, Sustainable urban design

Question 2

Separate, functioning suburbs or areas all linked to one larger city:

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Urban Realms

Question 3

In the Hoyt model, where is low-income housing located?

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in two wedges next to the transportation/industry corridor

Question 4

This shows a(n)...

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zone of abandonment

Question 5

Infrastructure includes...

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electricity, sewage systems, running water, hospitals, schools, internet cable, roads, bridges, parks, subway systems, public transit, airports, railroads, public housing, highways

Question 6

What is at the center of the Hoyt Sector Model?

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central business district

Question 7

A good example of a primate city is:

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Paris

Question 8

If the 3rd largest city in a region has 1/3 the population of the largest city, this shows...

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rank-size rule

Question 9

If you try to open a high end fashion boutique in a town of 100 people, it will likely fail:

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the threshold is too low

Question 10

Cities often have this layout in which world region?

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Asia/Southeast Asia

Question 11

A favela would fit into which part of the Latin American City Model?

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zone of peripheral squatter settlements

Question 12

Continuous, unbroken urban area formed as cities expand outward towards one another:

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conurbation

Question 13

What is a food desert?

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area in a city with no grocery store or fresh produce

Question 14

You live halfway between Minneapolis & Rochester. The Gravity Models says you'll shop in...

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Minneapolis

Question 15

If you can buy gas & groceries where you live but not go to a hospital, you probably live in a:

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town

Question 16

Getting white or wealthy homeowners to sell homes cheaply out of fear of poor people moving in:

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blockbusting

Question 17

A common site characteristics for human settlements/cities is:

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on/close to water

Question 18

Relatively large, independently functioning urban area on outskirts of major city, near road:

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edge city

Question 19

Central plazas/squares with a cathedral are major features of cities in...

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Latin America

Question 20

Number of people required for an area to support a business/service:

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threshold

Question 21

Food deserts disproportionately impact

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people with a disability, single mothers, people of color

Question 22

What function at the top of the world's urban hierarchy & drive globalization?

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world cities

Question 23

A region far from settled areas:

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hinterland

Question 24

Which model says: If a mid-size city & a large city are equidistant, you'll pick the larger?

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Gravity Model

Question 25

Which country is in Wallerstein's core?

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Sweden

Question 26

Which country would be in Wallerstein's periphery?

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Kenya

Question 27

This aerial view of Mexico City shows the city's...

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elite spine

Question 28

Former industrial site within a city that is undeveloped and possibly contaminated with hazardous waste:

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brownfield

Question 29

What activities occur in the CBD of the Burgess model?

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nonresidential

Question 30

Which theory describes how transportation technology facilitated changes to human settlements?

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Borchert's Epochs of Urban Growth

Question 31

The concentric zone model of urban land use was created by:

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Burgess

Question 32

What is a major challenge for megacities?

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development of slums w/no running water, sewage, electricity, increased pollution, uncontrolled/unplanned urban expansion, overcrowding

Question 33

Land used only for homes/housing:

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residential

Question 34

Which model is this?

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multiple nuclei

Question 35

What is at the center of the Burgess Concentric Zone Model?

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central business district

Question 36

Which is an example of an edge city?

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Eden Prairie

Question 37

Which model is this?

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Latin American City Model

Question 38

Which of the following is the best example of an urban area?

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Minneapolis

Question 39

According to bid-rent theory, rent will go _____ the closer you are to the CBD.

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up

Question 40

City planning that focuses on limiting or preventing further building/development:

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slow-growth cities

Question 41

What are you most likely to find in a central business district (CBD)?

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businesses, financial services, shops, restaurants

Question 42

Which is the best example of an exurb?

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Northfield

Question 43

Food deserts are largely found in...

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low-income neighborhoods

Question 44

When a bank refuses to give home loans in poor neighborhoods:

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redlining

Question 45

A primate city has to be at least _______ the size of the next largest city in a country/region

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twice

Question 46

When an unused/open space inside a city attracts development of high-density housing:

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infilling

Question 47

If you can go to a professional sports stadium where you live, you probably live in a...

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city

Question 48

A rapidly growing suburb that has become more like a major city itself:

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boomburb

Question 49

You are willing to drive 10 minutes out of your way to go to Starbucks, but you won't go 20 min

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range

Question 50

In the Burgess model, where is the highest value housing located?

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in ring four, right before the commuter zone

Question 51

What goes on in the wedge adjacent to the CBD in the Hoyt Sector Model?

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transportation & industry

Question 52

Which is most useful in explaining internal structures & urban development in metro areas?

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Galactic City Model

Question 53

Which is NOT a world city?

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Lagos

Question 54

A very large city with a population over 10 million:

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megacity

Question 55

Which is the best example of a rural area?

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New Market

Question 56

Manmade environment, including roads, bridges, skyscrapers...

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build landscape

Question 57

In Ring 2, "Zone in Transition," in the Burgess model, what activities occur?

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industry, low quality housing for immigrants & single adults

Question 58

How a settlement is classified under Central Place Theory depends mostly upon:

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population size & types of activities in area

Question 59

What model is this?

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Burgess Concentric Zone

Question 60

Which model is this?

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Christaller's Central Place Theory

Question 61

When people build larger homes, with larger yards, for cheaper, outside of but close to a city:

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suburbanization

Question 62

This shows a(n)...

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greenbelt

Question 63

A city that is disproportionately large in its country/region is called a(n):

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primate city

Question 64

Which is the correct order of Borchert's epochs (stages) of urban growth?

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sail/wagon; steam engines/railways; automobile/airplane

AP Human Geography - Unit 6 (Cities)

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AP Human Geography - Unit 6 (Cities)

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