AP TEST REVIEW: Miscellaneous Terms

Question 1

Chain migration is to people/cultures as _____________ is to industries.

Accepted Answer

agglomeration

Question 2

Process of expansive suburban development over large area spreading out from a city:

Accepted Answer

urban sprawl

Question 3

Areas in/around cities where homes, businesses & industrial activities are not allowed:

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greenbelts

Question 4

If an immigrant has adopted some new cultural traits but still practices their original traits:

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acculturation is happening

Question 5

Any industry that brings in $ into the community from buyers/consumers outside the community:

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basic industry

Question 6

Shipping containers from China come into port; products are transferred to semi-trucks:

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break of bulk point

Question 7

Cities that serve as ports of entry & distribution centers; hubs of functional regions:

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gateway cities

Question 8

When different companies within the same industry cluster together in one location to cooperate

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agglomeration

Question 9

True or False: Developing countries are more likely to have primate cities than are developed.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Residential settlements characterized by extreme poverty located on land just outside city:

Accepted Answer

squatter settlements

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of a product in the informal economy?

Accepted Answer

cocaine

Question 12

When political capital city is relocated to encourage population & economic growth in new area:

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forward/forward thrust capital

Question 13

Process by which inner cities become impoverished & run down; white flight occurs:

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ghettoization

Question 14

If there's a big city & a mid-size city equidistant from a person, person will go to big city:

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Gravity Model

Question 15

Cities with services dominated by tech firms & service industries, along transportation lines:

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edge cities

Question 16

Which of the following is not a concern about urban sprawl?

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desertification

Question 17

Tries to predict patterns of interaction between people & cities based on size & distance:

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Gravity Model

Question 18

LA is the second largest city in the US after New York, it should have ___ the population of NY

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1/2

Question 19

Silicon Valley in CA, Hollywood in CA, music industry in Nashville are all examples of:

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agglomeration

Question 20

All of the following are true of primate cities except:

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they are more commonly found in MDCs

Question 21

Businesses such as grocery stores, barbershops, dog groomers; keep $ within community itself:

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nonbasic sector

Question 22

Model which describes urban areas as consisting of several areas, each with its own CBD:

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Urban Realms Model

Question 23

Negative effects on one region that result from economic growth in another region:

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backwash effect

Question 24

Neighborhoods within cities occupied primarily by members of one cultural group:

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ethnic enclaves

Question 25

The gradual process of immigrants shedding some of their former cultural traits:

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acculturation

Question 26

French system for dividing up land; narrow lots perpendicular to a river; equal access to water

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long-lot survey system

Question 27

When snowbirds leave MN during winter & live in AZ, it helps AZ's economy but hurts MN's:

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backwash effect

Question 28

Megalopolis is an example of a(n):

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conurbation

Question 29

English land use system; uses physical geography, direction & distance to determine ownership:

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metes and bounds

Question 30

"Little Italy" and "Chinatown" are examples of:

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ethnic enclaves

Question 31

EPZ stands for:

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Export Processing Zone

Question 32

System of standardized mass production attributed to Henry Ford; assembly line production:

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Fordism/Fordist Production

Question 33

London, New York, and Tokyo are:

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world cities

Question 34

If second-generation immigrants are culturally indistinguishable from the dominant culture:

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assimilation has occurred

Question 35

This geographer's theory countered Malthus's; argued that ag tech could increase crop yield:

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Esther Boserup

Question 36

__________ account for 1/4 of the world's land and 2/5 of the world's population:

Accepted Answer

BRICS

Question 37

Squatter settlements are most commonly found in:

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cities in the developing world

Question 38

Maquiladoras are examples of:

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export processing zones

Question 39

Acronym developed to describe rapidly growing economies in the developing world:

Accepted Answer

BRICS

Question 40

Middle income people moving into formerly low-income neighborhoods:

Accepted Answer

gentrification

Question 41

Powerful & highly populate centers global of economic, cultural & political activity:

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world cities

Question 42

"BRICS" stands for:

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Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa

Question 43

True or False: Residents of squatter settlements pay rent to the land owner.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 44

Trade on the black market; products are not legal and not taxed:

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informal economy

Question 45

When immigrants have adopted all of the cultural traits of their new country:

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assimilation

Question 46

Early 19th century theory; proposed whoever controlled heart of Eurasia would dominate world:

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Mackinder's Heartland Theory

Question 47

Industries that can locate anywhere;transporting both raw materials & finished product is cheap

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footloose industries

Question 48

Cities located on outskirts of larger cities; serve many of same functions; sprawl & suburbs

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edge cities

Question 49

Areas where govt's create favorable investment & trade conditions to attract export industries:

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export processing zones

Question 50

Resulting landscape when several originally separate metro areas merge into one due to growth:

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conurbation

Question 51

U.S. land division system; encouraged westward expansion; 6x6 mile blocks of land; grid pattern

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township and range

Question 52

The Rank-Size Rule states that:

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country's 3rd largest city should have 1/3 population of 1st

Question 53

Theory that states that domination of coast/sea of Eurasia was key to world domination:

Accepted Answer

Spykman's Rimland Theory

Question 54

Areas dedicated to producing products to be exported to other countries; often low-income areas

Accepted Answer

export processing zones

Question 55

All of the following are synonymous with "squatter settlements" except:

Accepted Answer

hamlet

AP TEST REVIEW: Miscellaneous Terms

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AP TEST REVIEW: Miscellaneous Terms

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