What is the biggest downside to gentrification?

Property taxes are increase forcing people out of their home

On what principle is the hierarchy of urban places primarily based?

population and their function and services

An example of a city that has or had functional specialization is:

all are examples of functional specialization

Why were Greenbelts developed?

To conserve nature and reverse the effects of industrialism

Where is urbanization occurring most rapidly?

poorer, less developed countries

What was Louis Wirth's contribution to the study of urban patterns?

Wirth studied and created patterns for suburban areas.

One unique feature of the Indus River Valley urban hearth was

houses of equal size leaving no evidence of leadership class

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of living in the suburbs?

Stores, workplaces, and services within walking distance.

play key roles in organizing space beyond their nations

Rings of open space surrounding Eur cities to combat sprawl

All of the following account for the success of modern urban centers except:

the physical qualities of the areas they occupy

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1
What is the biggest downside to gentrification?
The crime rate increases substantially.
Property taxes are increase forcing people out of their home
Older neighborhoods are revitalized.
Newer neighborhoods added farther out creating urban sprawl
2
On what principle is the hierarchy of urban places primarily based?
population and their function and services
their size and situation
the number of basic industries providing job opportunities
the availability of customized services
3
Most of the urban areas of the United States follow which urban model?
central place model
Von Thunen’s model
sector model
multiple-nuclei model
4
The maximum distance people are willing to travel to obtain a central place function:
market area
range
threshold
order
5
Which model does the illustration show?
Multiple-Nuclei Model
Concentric Zone Model
Sector Model
Urban Realms Model
6
Cities in which region are not dispersed like US and remain more compact and clustered?
Europe
Japan
China
Africa
7
Where did the first cities develop?
the Horn of Africa
Hearths of early agriculture
Micronesia
Ancient Greece and Rome
8
The division of a city into certain areas used for certain functions
Urbanization
Functional Zonation
Suburbanization
Urban Morphology
9
An example of a city that has or had functional specialization is:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Duluth, Minnesota
Detroit, Michigan
all are examples of functional specialization
10
What city were the concentric zone and the sector model modeled after in the early 1900s?
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Los Angeles
11
These established patterns of land use:
zoning laws
ghettoes
green belts
rank-size rules
12
The minimum market size needed to support a central place function is called:
range
hierarchy
balance
threshold
13
All of these can be found in European cities except
Symbolic architecture
Lively downtown areas
more crime and poor schools
Low skylines
14
Why were Greenbelts developed?
To promote symbolism in the environment
To conserve nature and reverse the effects of industrialism
To make room for large-scale agriculture
To run factories out of business
15
Outskirts are to towns, as _________ are to cities
hinterlands
suburbs
hamlets
microdistricts
16
Which of the following economic activities is most likely to be found in a city's (CBD)?
automobile dealership
production facility of a major textbook publisher
an office tower
metal fabricating plant
17
Which of the following has most affected the development of suburbs in the United States?
computer technology and the internet
high-speed rail transportation
access to regional airports
popularity of the automobile
18
Where is urbanization occurring most rapidly?
Northern Hemisphere
poorer, less developed countries
Southern Hemisphere
richer, more developed countries
19
What city model does this illustration show?
Southeast Asian City
Latin American City
Subsaharan African City
McGee Model
20
How much of the world was urbanized 200 years ago? Now?
12%, 85%
56%, 54%
5%, 50%
29%, 40%
21
People move away from the CBD due to dissatisfaction with the urban policies and lifestyle
blockbusting
counterurbanization
redlining
gentrification
22
What is the outer-most ring in the Concentric Zone Model?
Commuter Zone
Zone of Transition
Central Business District
Heavy Industry Zone
23
What was Louis Wirth's contribution to the study of urban patterns?
Wirth studied and created patterns for suburban areas.
Wirth created three ways to identify an urban area.
Wirth designed the Latin American city model.
Wirth designed the concentric zone model.
24
Which of the following is the best example of a primate city?
Shanghai
Paris
Rio de Janeiro
Berlin
25
The structure, physical form, and overall layout of a city
Urban Planning
Urban Morphology
Urbanization
City Planning
26
Which city model does this illustration show?
Subsaharan African City
Latin American City
Southeast Asian City
Greenbelt Model
27
In which structure model is the CBD losing its dominance?
Multiple-Nuclei Model
Concentric Zone Model
Roman Structure Model
Sector Model
28
Term Urban Realm was used to describe the spatial components of a metropolis of what decade?
1950s
1960s
1990s
1970s
29
Which of the following has greatly impacted Eastern European cities over the past 100 years?
the lack of large residential housing
democracy
the market mechanism
communism
30
One unique feature of the Indus River Valley urban hearth was
houses of equal size leaving no evidence of leadership class
building cities with acropolis and agora.
building pyramids to honor fallen leaders.
the Terracotta Warriors guarding the tomb of its emperors.
31
Paris is an example of...
Griffin-Ford Model City
A lead Rank-Size Rule city
de Blij Model city
Primate City
32
This picture most likely shows
Tear-Downs
Deglomeration
Commercialization
Urban Decay
33
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of living in the suburbs?
Parking space and a yard.
Stores, workplaces, and services within walking distance.
Better schools for families with children.
Opportunity to own your own home.
34
The least urbanized and most rapidly urbanizing realm in the world is:
Middle America
SE Asia
Africa south of the Sahara
Western Europe
35
What does DINK stand for?
Double Interstate Not Known
Double Income No Kasbah
Double Income No Kids
Date of Income Not Kept
36
Large houses that are built in place of torn down houses are known as
Tear-downs
Citadels
Gentrified housing units
McMansions
37
World cities:
are those with over five million in population
play key roles in organizing space beyond their nations
have nothing to do with global banking and finance
are always national capitals
38
Central Park in New York City is a good example of
a festival landscape.
a symbolic landscape.
a greenbelt.
urban development.
39
What are greenbelts?
Eco-friendly subway lines in central cities.
Corridors of agricultural land within suburban areas.
Rings of open space surrounding Eur cities to combat sprawl
Parks created in the inner city to decrease pollution.
40
The creator of Central Place Theory was:
Burgess
Christaller
Hoyt
Ullman
41
What does this image show?
Kasbah
Gated Community
Suburb
Microdistrict
42
The earliest civilization was found in:
Mesoamerica
Indus Valley
West Africa
Mesopotamia
43
The city of Istanbul would best be described as what type of city?
frontier city
federal capital
gateway city
edge city
44
Which country has created special economic zones (SEZs) to attract investment?
Japan
China
Vietnam
South Korea
45
All of the following account for the success of modern urban centers except:
their distance from other urban centers
their external locational attributes
their relatively easy access to other places
the physical qualities of the areas they occupy
46
Places like Times Square are subject to media reshaping, making them
spaces of production
industrial cities
media cities
spaces of consumption
47
Relative location refers to
Urban Morphology
Situation
Site
Urbanization
48
A market area is an example of a:
formal region
functional region
hierarchical region
perceived region
49
Which of the following would have the smallest population?
hamlet
town
village
city
50
Which of these is a Primate City?
Chicago, USA
Copenhagen, Denmark
Cairo, Egypt
Marseilles, France
51
Greenbelts are represented by which region:
Tokyo
Mexico City
New York
London
52
The Parthenon is an example of a/an
Agora
Polis
Forum
Acropolis
53
Situation
refers to relative location
refers to absolute location
refers to physical qualities of the place a city occupies
is something that never changes
54
Segregation was made possible in many communities because of this financial practice
Mortgaging
Blackballing
Blockbusting
Redlining
55
Which country is least urbanized?
China
United States
Spain
Germany
56
Southeast Asian cities have promoted economic growth through what primary means?
Western transportation systems
Western investment and trade
Eastern design layouts
Eastern religions
57
A settlement's functions as well as its economic reach produce a measure of its
centrality
urban function
hinterland
threshold
58
Chicago's CBD (Central Business District) is known as
The Loop
Wall Street
The Skyline
Favela
59
What model does the illustration show?
Sector Model
Concentric Zone Model
Urban Realms Model
Multiple-Nuclei Model
60
A disamenity sector, with barrios or favelas may be found:
Moscow
Mexico City
Cairo
Tokyo
61
Land value
has no relationship to distance from CBD
decreases as distance from CBD increases
is highest in rural areas near sewage treatment plants
increase as distance from CBD increases
62
Edge cities would most likely be associated with which urban model?
multiple nuclei model
concentric zone model
sector model
peripheral model
63
In the US and Canada, which areal unit best approximates a city neighborhood in size?
A census tract
A metropolitan area
A county
A municipality
64
The idea of a metropolitan statistical area came from:
the National Guard
the U.S. Bureau of the Census
von Thunen
Christaller
65
What is a squatter settlement?
Suburban areas in LDCs
Another name for an edge city
Slums in inner cities such as Chicago
Housing for poor migrants that contains very few services
66
What model does the illustration show?
Multiple-Nuclei Model
Urban Realms Model
Sector Model
Concentric Zone Model
67
The term hinterland refers to:
the land behind the city
urbanized land outside of a city
recreational land outside of a city
the land within a city
68
What is this guy known for?
Studying urban Kentucky cities
Founding modern sociology
Central Place Theory
Central Palace Theory
69
Paris
is a primate city
has a good site
all are correct
is a capital city
70
Where are the fastest growing megacities located?
North America
South and East Asia
Sub-saharan Africa
Western Europe
71
Where is the birthplace of the skyscraper?
Los Angeles
Chicago
London
New York
72
Which geographer developed the Concentric Zone Model during the 1920s?
Ernest Burgess
Chauncey Harris
Hans Olo
Hans Rosling
73
Cities in western US have more of what characteristic as compared to cities in eastern US?
population in the suburbs
densely populated core areas
linguistic diversity
urban blight
74
A locational factor that affects the development of cities and towns is known as
site
hierarchy
both site and situation
situation
75
The main objective of gated communities is
social integration
isolation
nicer houses
safety
76
What percent of the world's population is urbanized?
50
20
10
75
77
Primacy occurs when:
a city has a disproportionate amount of the country's pop
a city tops one million people
a city becomes a national capital
a city is a center for world trade
78
What model does the illustration show?
Concentric Zone Model
Multiple-Nuclei Model
Urban Realms Model
Sector Model
79
New York City is divided into ________ for the purpose of social service organization.
Boroughs
Hamlets
Precincts
Towns
80
People living in gated communities generally have
medium level incomes
varying incomes and unconventional lifestyles
low incomes
high incomes
81
Least likely to see low income squatter settlements located on the periphery of a city
North America
Middle America
Africa
East Asia
82
A megalopolis refers to a
chain of rural towns along small highways
chain of Appalachian cities
mythical Greek beast
chain of urban cities along major highways
83
Islamic city best captures the idea of globalism with modern skyscrapers and trade advantages?
Tripoli
Dubai
Istanbul
Cairo
84
Boswash is a/an
Forum
Acropolis
Megalopolis
Metropolis
85
How many CBDs do most African central cities have?
2
4
3
1
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Which of the following best describes the urban hierarchy of settlements?
hamlet, town, city, metropolis, megalopolis
village, town, hamlet, metropolis, megalopolis
hamlet, village, town, city, metropolis
town, hamlet, village, metropolis, megalopolis
87
Which of the following is a correct statement about the major cities of the world?
Most found in areas that are not suitable for agriculture
Located between Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.
Most primate cities are located in the US and west Europe.
Most are located on rivers or seacoasts.
88
What does this picture show?
Placelessness
Sense of Place
Urban Decay
Gentrification
89
The transformation of large areas of land from rural to urban uses is called:
gerrymandering
suburbanization
agglomeration
microdistricting
90
What might this picture show?
Squatter Settlement
Suq
Kasbah
Downtown Cleveland
91
Which city model does this illustration show?
de Blij Model
Southeast Asian City
Latin American City
Subsaharan African City
92
Buying and rebuilding deteriorated areas in order to increase housing values
Gentrification
Urban Renewal
Yellow Listing
Redlining
93
Aventura is an example of
Edge City
Megolopolis
Hexagonal Hinterland
Metropolitan City
94
Problems in North America include
Fiscal problems
All of these
Poverty and Neighborhood Decay
Infrastructure
95
What was the primary reason for people fleeing urban centers after WW II during the 1960’s?
The economy weakened resulting in massive layoffs
Transportation networks made outlying areas more accessible
Ec activity became more dispersed b/c of changing trade
Governments intervened to control the growth of cities
96
Colonial cities were characterized by which of the following?
Narrow streets and slum areas
Sections set off for Christians, Jews, and foreigners
A grid-like pattern centering around a religious temple
Wider streets and a lower population density
97
The position of a city within the hierarchy is determined by:
types of central place functions it provided
median home value
number of heavy industries
GDP of the city
98
Before colonization, cities were centered around what primary structure?
government buildings
a religious core
the dwelling of the ruler
the CBD

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