This map of offshore financial centers indicates that

many are concentrated in the eastern Caribbean.

Central Place Theory predicts larger settlements are

less numerous and farther apart.

This map of central place theory in North Dakota indicates that the populations of

Granville and Towner are smaller than Rugby.

An analysis of this U.S. map indicates that

Indianapolis is Gamma-ranked and Denver is Beta-ranked.

One of the most important basic activities in the southern Great Lakes region is

manufacturing of durable goods.

Global cities are identified and ranked by a combination of

economic, political, cultural, and infrastructure factors.

The gravity model predicts that the optimal location of a service is

directly related to number of people; inverse to distance

An analysis of this U.S. map indicates that

Phoenix is Gamma-ranked and San Diego is Beta-ranked.

Consumer services include

educational, retail, social, leisure, and hospitality jobs.

What factors determine where back office services will locate in LDCs?

low wage rates and workers who can speak English

An analysis of this map of global cities indicates that

Chicago is ranked above Sao Paulo.

The attraction of the outsourced "offshore banking" industry can best be explained by

bank secrecy laws and the avoidance of paying taxes

Attraction of the outsourced "call center" industry to locate in India can best be explained

low wages and the wide use of English.

at least twice as large as the next smaller city.

An analysis of this map of global cities indicates that

Chicago is an alpha-ranked world city.

World cities are defined by

the number and type of business services found there.

This map indicates that

daily urban systems cover much larger area in western states

Periodic markets are likely to feature

vendors who move from town to town.

Attracting a new basic industry is important to a community, primarily because it

stimulates new nonbasic industries.

LDCs specialize in what two types of global business services?

offshore financial and back office

This map of offshore financial centers indicates that

Mauritius is independent microstate &offshore banking center

This map of central place theory in North Dakota indicates that

New Town is less than 20 miles from Parshall

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1
This map of offshore financial centers indicates that
many are concentrated in the eastern Caribbean.
most are concentrated in South America.
many are concentrated in East Asia.
many are concentrated in the United States.
2
Central Place Theory predicts larger settlements are
more numerous and closer together.
less numerous and farther apart.
more numerous.
less numerous and closer together.
3
In the United States about ________ of all jobs are in consumer services.
5 percent
25 percent
10 percent
50 percent
4
Rank-size rule, largest city has 1000000 inhabitants, how many are in the 5th largest city?
5,000,000
100,000
50,000
200,000
5
The maximum distance people are willing to travel for a service is
threshold
range
median
hinterland
6
This map of central place theory in North Dakota indicates that the populations of
Granville and Towner are smaller than Rugby.
New Town and Stanley are larger than Minot.
Lansford is larger than Minot.
Rugby and Granville are smaller than Towner.
7
An analysis of this U.S. map indicates that
Indianapolis is Gamma-ranked and Detroit is Gamma-ranked.
Indianapolis is Gamma-ranked and Denver is Alpha-ranked.
Indianapolis is Beta-ranked and Denver is Alpha-ranked.
Indianapolis is Gamma-ranked and Denver is Beta-ranked.
8
One of the most important basic activities in the southern Great Lakes region is
entertainment and recreation facilities.
manufacturing of durable goods.
manufacturing of textiles.
government and education.
9
Global cities are identified and ranked by a combination of
hinterland models.
economic, political, cultural, and infrastructure factors.
economic, service, industrial, and infrastructure factors.
central place theory and gravity models.
10
This map indicates that services account for less than 60 percent of GDP in
Colombia and Venezuela.
South Africa and India.
China and India.
Brazil, Russia, and Namibia.
11
The area surrounding a service from which customers are attracted is the
range
hinterland
threshold
median
12
The gravity model predicts that the optimal location of a service is
directly related to the range in the area
directly related to the distance people must travel
directly related to number of people; inverse to distance
directly related to number of people and service in the area
13
An analysis of this U.S. map indicates that
New York City is ranked below Chicago.
San Diego is Gamma-ranked and Phoenix is Beta-ranked.
Phoenix is Gamma-ranked and San Diego is Beta-ranked.
Phoenix is ranked above Denver.
14
Consumer services include
educational, retail, wholesale, and financial service jobs.
health and social, professional, and financial service jobs.
wholesale, social, leisure, and information service jobs.
educational, retail, social, leisure, and hospitality jobs.
15
What factors determine where back office services will locate in LDCs?
political stability and cultural diversity
market threshold and service range
tax advantages and bank secrecy laws
low wage rates and workers who can speak English
16
In a linear community, we can deduce that the best location for a service is the
hinterland.
median.
meridian.
range.
17
An analysis of this map of global cities indicates that
New York City is ranked below London.
Cairo is ranked above Beijing.
Sao Paulo is ranked above Chicago.
Chicago is ranked above Sao Paulo.
18
Back-office functions are also called
market threshold outsourcing.
command and control centering.
business-process offshore banking.
business-process outsourcing.
19
What technical development has allowed back-office functions to relocate to LDCs?
effective trademark enforcement
standard time zones
financial market reforms
telecommunications
20
In the United States educational services account for about ________ of jobs.
1 percent
10 percent
2 percent
35 percent
21
A central place is a
hinterland
market center
rank-size distribution
range of a good
22
The attraction of the outsourced "offshore banking" industry can best be explained by
corporate greed and hiding of unethical and illegal behavior
Wide use of English and the large number of working students
low wages, bank secrecy laws, & avoidance of paying taxes
bank secrecy laws and the avoidance of paying taxes
23
Attraction of the outsourced "call center" industry to locate in India can best be explained
low wages and the wide use of English.
low wages and geographic situational factors.
Wide use of English and the large number of working students
low wages and desperate conditions.
24
The minimum number of people needed to support a service is called the
range.
meridian.
threshold.
hinterland.
25
A primate city is
a city with political, economic, and cultural functions.
the center of gravity for a hinterland.
a rapidly growing city.
at least twice as large as the next smaller city.
26
A firm that sells its products primarily to consumers outside its settlement is a
nonbasic industry.
consumer service.
basic industry.
functional classification.
27
An analysis of this map of global cities indicates that
Sao Paulo is a beta-ranked world city.
New York City is a beta-ranked world city.
Cairo is an alpha-ranked world city.
Chicago is an alpha-ranked world city.
28
World cities are defined by
their location relative to other cities.
the number and type of business services found there.
their total population.
their total population in relation to major capital cities.
29
This map indicates that
daily urban systems cover much smaller area in western state
western states do not tend to have daily urban systems.
systems are only available during the day in rural area
daily urban systems cover much larger area in western states
30
Periodic markets are likely to feature
prices that change on a seasonal schedule.
vendors who move from town to town.
large sales after the holiday season.
a daily offering of business services throughout the year.
31
Largest city has 1000000 inhabitants and the second largest city has 200000, what distribution?
economic base
equidistant
primate city
central place
32
Which of the following is not primarily a consumer service?
hospitality services
education services
transportation services
retail and wholesale services
33
A place where farm buildings, homes, and churches are found close together is what settlement?
dispersed rural
urban
clustered rural
linear rural
34
Which of the following is most likely a basic economic activity?
travel agency
grocery store
video rental store
steel mill
35
Attracting a new basic industry is important to a community, primarily because it
stimulates new nonbasic industries.
changes the community's functional classification.
disrupts the central place hierarchy.
changes the nation's rank-size distribution of settlements.
36
Potential use of a service at a location is related to population and inversely to distance in
threshold model.
distance decay.
population model.
gravity model.
37
Residents of rural settlements are more likely than residents of urban settlements to work in
agriculture.
manufacturing.
cities.
education.
38
Most people in the world live in what type of settlement?
primordial
clustered rural
dispersed rural
urban settlement
39
A ________ is an example of a settlement that specializes in public services.
large casino complex
hospital
state capital
retirement community
40
Two major benefits many LDCs offer in terms of global financial services are
privacy and low wages.
tax breaks and privacy.
dependent centers and tax breaks.
command and control centers and dependent centers.
41
The hierarchical listing of settlements by size is known as the
nesting of settlements.
rank-size rule.
gravity model.
economic base.
42
LDCs specialize in what two types of global business services?
offshore financial and back office
regional command and control centers
management consulting and staff training
entertainment and recreation
43
The geometric pattern which geographers use to represent market areas is
a hexagon.
a circle.
an octagon.
a square.
44
This map of offshore financial centers indicates that
Mauritius is independent microstate &offshore banking center
More offshore banking centers in Asia than in the Caribbean.
Mauritius is a dependency and offshore banking center
Gibraltar is independent microstate& offshore banking center
45
This map indicates that services account for between 60 and 69 percent of GDP in
Brazil, Mexico, and Yemen.
Russia, Australia, and Germany.
South Africa, Namibia, and Mexico.
Brazil, the United States, and Canada.
46
This map of central place theory in North Dakota indicates that
New Town is less than 20 miles from Parshall
Minot is about 100 miles west of Rugby
New Town is less than 10 miles from Parshall
New Town is less than 30 miles from Parshall

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AP Human Geography Unit VII (CH. 12 - Rubenstein 11e)

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Questions 46

Answers

1
This map of offshore financial centers indicates that
many are concentrated in the eastern Caribbean.
most are concentrated in South America.
many are concentrated in East Asia.
many are concentrated in the United States.
2
Central Place Theory predicts larger settlements are
more numerous and closer together.
less numerous and farther apart.
more numerous.
less numerous and closer together.
3
In the United States about ________ of all jobs are in consumer services.
5 percent
25 percent
10 percent
50 percent
4
Rank-size rule, largest city has 1000000 inhabitants, how many are in the 5th largest city?
5,000,000
100,000
50,000
200,000
5
The maximum distance people are willing to travel for a service is
threshold
range
median
hinterland
6
This map of central place theory in North Dakota indicates that the populations of
Granville and Towner are smaller than Rugby.
New Town and Stanley are larger than Minot.
Lansford is larger than Minot.
Rugby and Granville are smaller than Towner.
7
An analysis of this U.S. map indicates that
Indianapolis is Gamma-ranked and Detroit is Gamma-ranked.
Indianapolis is Gamma-ranked and Denver is Alpha-ranked.
Indianapolis is Beta-ranked and Denver is Alpha-ranked.
Indianapolis is Gamma-ranked and Denver is Beta-ranked.
8
One of the most important basic activities in the southern Great Lakes region is
entertainment and recreation facilities.
manufacturing of durable goods.
manufacturing of textiles.
government and education.
9
Global cities are identified and ranked by a combination of
hinterland models.
economic, political, cultural, and infrastructure factors.
economic, service, industrial, and infrastructure factors.
central place theory and gravity models.
10
This map indicates that services account for less than 60 percent of GDP in
Colombia and Venezuela.
South Africa and India.
China and India.
Brazil, Russia, and Namibia.
11
The area surrounding a service from which customers are attracted is the
range
hinterland
threshold
median
12
The gravity model predicts that the optimal location of a service is
directly related to the range in the area
directly related to the distance people must travel
directly related to number of people; inverse to distance
directly related to number of people and service in the area
13
An analysis of this U.S. map indicates that
New York City is ranked below Chicago.
San Diego is Gamma-ranked and Phoenix is Beta-ranked.
Phoenix is Gamma-ranked and San Diego is Beta-ranked.
Phoenix is ranked above Denver.
14
Consumer services include
educational, retail, wholesale, and financial service jobs.
health and social, professional, and financial service jobs.
wholesale, social, leisure, and information service jobs.
educational, retail, social, leisure, and hospitality jobs.
15
What factors determine where back office services will locate in LDCs?
political stability and cultural diversity
market threshold and service range
tax advantages and bank secrecy laws
low wage rates and workers who can speak English
16
In a linear community, we can deduce that the best location for a service is the
hinterland.
median.
meridian.
range.
17
An analysis of this map of global cities indicates that
New York City is ranked below London.
Cairo is ranked above Beijing.
Sao Paulo is ranked above Chicago.
Chicago is ranked above Sao Paulo.
18
Back-office functions are also called
market threshold outsourcing.
command and control centering.
business-process offshore banking.
business-process outsourcing.
19
What technical development has allowed back-office functions to relocate to LDCs?
effective trademark enforcement
standard time zones
financial market reforms
telecommunications
20
In the United States educational services account for about ________ of jobs.
1 percent
10 percent
2 percent
35 percent
21
A central place is a
hinterland
market center
rank-size distribution
range of a good
22
The attraction of the outsourced "offshore banking" industry can best be explained by
corporate greed and hiding of unethical and illegal behavior
Wide use of English and the large number of working students
low wages, bank secrecy laws, & avoidance of paying taxes
bank secrecy laws and the avoidance of paying taxes
23
Attraction of the outsourced "call center" industry to locate in India can best be explained
low wages and the wide use of English.
low wages and geographic situational factors.
Wide use of English and the large number of working students
low wages and desperate conditions.
24
The minimum number of people needed to support a service is called the
range.
meridian.
threshold.
hinterland.
25
A primate city is
a city with political, economic, and cultural functions.
the center of gravity for a hinterland.
a rapidly growing city.
at least twice as large as the next smaller city.
26
A firm that sells its products primarily to consumers outside its settlement is a
nonbasic industry.
consumer service.
basic industry.
functional classification.
27
An analysis of this map of global cities indicates that
Sao Paulo is a beta-ranked world city.
New York City is a beta-ranked world city.
Cairo is an alpha-ranked world city.
Chicago is an alpha-ranked world city.
28
World cities are defined by
their location relative to other cities.
the number and type of business services found there.
their total population.
their total population in relation to major capital cities.
29
This map indicates that
daily urban systems cover much smaller area in western state
western states do not tend to have daily urban systems.
systems are only available during the day in rural area
daily urban systems cover much larger area in western states
30
Periodic markets are likely to feature
prices that change on a seasonal schedule.
vendors who move from town to town.
large sales after the holiday season.
a daily offering of business services throughout the year.
31
Largest city has 1000000 inhabitants and the second largest city has 200000, what distribution?
economic base
equidistant
primate city
central place
32
Which of the following is not primarily a consumer service?
hospitality services
education services
transportation services
retail and wholesale services
33
A place where farm buildings, homes, and churches are found close together is what settlement?
dispersed rural
urban
clustered rural
linear rural
34
Which of the following is most likely a basic economic activity?
travel agency
grocery store
video rental store
steel mill
35
Attracting a new basic industry is important to a community, primarily because it
stimulates new nonbasic industries.
changes the community's functional classification.
disrupts the central place hierarchy.
changes the nation's rank-size distribution of settlements.
36
Potential use of a service at a location is related to population and inversely to distance in
threshold model.
distance decay.
population model.
gravity model.
37
Residents of rural settlements are more likely than residents of urban settlements to work in
agriculture.
manufacturing.
cities.
education.
38
Most people in the world live in what type of settlement?
primordial
clustered rural
dispersed rural
urban settlement
39
A ________ is an example of a settlement that specializes in public services.
large casino complex
hospital
state capital
retirement community
40
Two major benefits many LDCs offer in terms of global financial services are
privacy and low wages.
tax breaks and privacy.
dependent centers and tax breaks.
command and control centers and dependent centers.
41
The hierarchical listing of settlements by size is known as the
nesting of settlements.
rank-size rule.
gravity model.
economic base.
42
LDCs specialize in what two types of global business services?
offshore financial and back office
regional command and control centers
management consulting and staff training
entertainment and recreation
43
The geometric pattern which geographers use to represent market areas is
a hexagon.
a circle.
an octagon.
a square.
44
This map of offshore financial centers indicates that
Mauritius is independent microstate &offshore banking center
More offshore banking centers in Asia than in the Caribbean.
Mauritius is a dependency and offshore banking center
Gibraltar is independent microstate& offshore banking center
45
This map indicates that services account for between 60 and 69 percent of GDP in
Brazil, Mexico, and Yemen.
Russia, Australia, and Germany.
South Africa, Namibia, and Mexico.
Brazil, the United States, and Canada.
46
This map of central place theory in North Dakota indicates that
New Town is less than 20 miles from Parshall
Minot is about 100 miles west of Rugby
New Town is less than 10 miles from Parshall
New Town is less than 30 miles from Parshall