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1
Which of the following is NOT part of the new updates in the Latin American City Model?
a circular beltway that runs through the center of the zone
the zone of maturity
an industrial park opposite the shopping malls
Shopping malls at the outer end of the commercial spine
2
To be classified as a primate city, the largest city in a country must
have at least twice the population of the next largest
At least three times the population of the next largest
3
Which type of segregation exists based on laws protecting it? Aka Jim Crow Laws
de jure segregation
de facto segregation
4
Which of the following is FALSE in what we learned about squatters?
they want to achieve land tenure
they pay off/ bribe officials to overlook them
they settle on land they own
they will settle areas quickly overnight in a land invasion
5
In the sector model, industrial space
is organized as a linear corridor
is organized in the same space as the CBD
Parallels ethnic neighborhoods
was predominantly settled by WASPs
6
Which term is defined as the economic reinvestment in existing real estate?
cottage industry
creative industry
multiplier effects
gentrification
7
In the 2010 Census, over 70 percent of the US population lived in suburban areas.
False - it is 50%
True
8
The Multiple-Nuclei model was the first time that _____ was recognized.
central business districts
suburban business districts
manufacturing specialization
an ethnic neighborhood
9
According to the theory, small settlements
are not part of the urban hierarchy
are closer to consumers
have large market areas
are less numerous that large settlements
10
Cities like Bombay are _____ cities that changed their name to Mumbai after independence.
medieval
fall-line
edge
colonial
11
Which of the following is NOT an example of agglomeration?
South Dakota Banking Industry
Detroit automobile industry
Greenwich Village in NYC
Silicon Valley
12
If a consumer is worried about travel time for a service, that would relate to
threshold
range
13
What term represents the cost-to-distance relationship of real estate prices in the urban landscape?
Gentrification
WASPs
bid-rent curve
Peak Land Value Intersection
14
Which theory did Christaller create?
Concentric Zone Theory
Multiple Nuclei Theory
Central Place Theory
Hinterlands Theory
15
_____ rural settlements are arranged closely together while ____ rural settlements are separated by large distances
Clustered / Dispersed
Dispersed / Clustered
16
In the Latin American city model, the CBD is referred to as
the zone of in situ accretion
the commercial spine
the plaza
the zone of squatter settlements
17
Site is to _____ as situation is to ______
physical / relative
relative / physical
18
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an edge city?
no city government (except if built atop a town)
Minimum of 5 million sq ft of office space
high nighttime population, low daytime population
minimum 600,000 sq ft of retail space
19
Redlining has to do with _____ while racial steering generally involves ______
real estate agents / banks
banks / real estate agents
20
Which of the following cities fit the classification "first-order world cities"?
NYC, LA, Toronto
NYC, London, Tokyo
Miami, Toronto, Seol, Sydney
LA, DC, Paris, and Singapore
21
A megacity must have a population of ____ or more
30 million people
10 million people
20 million people
5 million people
22
Which model relates to manufacturing specialization, industrial parks, and suburban retailing locations?
Multiple-Nuclei Model
Latin American City Model
PLVI Model
Galactic City Model
23
Unlike American models of urban areas, the Latin American one has the poor living
in the innermost area of the city
in the outermost area of the city
24
Traffic congestion, shortfalls in public school funding, and environmental degradation all relate to
federal home loan programs
suburban sprawl
rank-size rule
counterurbanization
25
Which of the following was the earliest urban landscape model?
Harris & Ullman - Multiple Nuclei
Hoyt - Sector Model
Burgess - Concentric Zone
Galactic City Model
26
Which of the following characterizes the outermost ring in Burgess' model?
Upper Class Housing - Country Estates
Commuter Zone - High Density Residential
Lower Class Housing - Inner City
Middle Class Housing - Suburbs
27
Which city type is located on ports and were considered break-in-bulk points for trade in the 1800s?
gateway cities
entrepot
fall-line cities
medieval cities
28
The movement to bring workers downtown again and make improvements in sustainability is known as:
Single-Use Development
Transport nodes
New Urbanism
Tele-Commuting
29
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of mass transit?
fewer cars on the highway
continued building of major highways
increased accessibility for low-income citizens
reduced emissions
30
An attempt to combine municipal governments to lower costs for a city is an example of
multiplier effects
infrastructure growth
economic sustainability
inflated real estate prices
31
One of the biggest negative effects of gentrification has to do with
the landscape become more industrialized
the displacement of low-income residents
The low need for social welfare programs
the lowering of property tax value
32
Bosnywash and Tokaido are examples of a _______.
megalopolis
primate city
world city
mega city
33
NYC and Miami are examples of ______ while Singapore, Hong Kong, and Dubai are known as _____
Gateway cities / Entrepot
Entrepot / Gateway Cities
34
Because local schools have high costs but taxpayers are resistant to increases, they have become
more reliant on state govts for funding
more reliant on the federal govt for funding
