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The main objective of gated communities is
safety
isolation
social integration
nicer houses
2
People move away from the CBD due to dissatisfaction with the urban policies and lifestyle
counterurbanization
blockbusting
redlining
gentrification
3
How many CBDs do most African central cities have?
1
3
2
4
4
How much of the world was urbanized 200 years ago? Now?
56%, 54%
12%, 85%
29%, 40%
5%, 50%
5
All of the following account for the success of modern urban centers except:
their external locational attributes
their distance from other urban centers
the physical qualities of the areas they occupy
their relatively easy access to other places
6
Outskirts are to towns, as _________ are to cities
hamlets
hinterlands
suburbs
microdistricts
7
Which of these is a Primate City?
Chicago, USA
Cairo, Egypt
Copenhagen, Denmark
Marseilles, France
8
What model does the illustration show?
Urban Realms Model
Concentric Zone Model
Multiple-Nuclei Model
Sector Model
9
What was the primary reason for people fleeing urban centers after WW II during the 1960’s?
Governments intervened to control the growth of cities
Ec activity became more dispersed b/c of changing trade
The economy weakened resulting in massive layoffs
Transportation networks made outlying areas more accessible
10
Cities in western US have more of what characteristic as compared to cities in eastern US?
linguistic diversity
population in the suburbs
densely populated core areas
urban blight
11
What percent of the world's population is urbanized?
50
10
75
20
12
A disamenity sector, with barrios or favelas may be found:
Tokyo
Moscow
Mexico City
Cairo
13
What was Louis Wirth's contribution to the study of urban patterns?
Wirth created three ways to identify an urban area.
Wirth designed the concentric zone model.
Wirth studied and created patterns for suburban areas.
Wirth designed the Latin American city model.
14
Which of the following has most affected the development of suburbs in the United States?
access to regional airports
computer technology and the internet
popularity of the automobile
high-speed rail transportation
15
Least likely to see low income squatter settlements located on the periphery of a city
East Asia
North America
Middle America
Africa
16
What is the biggest downside to gentrification?
Newer neighborhoods added farther out creating urban sprawl
The crime rate increases substantially.
Property taxes are increase forcing people out of their home
Older neighborhoods are revitalized.
17
Where is urbanization occurring most rapidly?
richer, more developed countries
Northern Hemisphere
poorer, less developed countries
Southern Hemisphere
18
Where is the birthplace of the skyscraper?
London
New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
19
A megalopolis refers to a
chain of rural towns along small highways
mythical Greek beast
chain of urban cities along major highways
chain of Appalachian cities
20
What city model does this illustration show?
McGee Model
Latin American City
Southeast Asian City
Subsaharan African City
21
What is this guy known for?
Founding modern sociology
Central Place Theory
Studying urban Kentucky cities
Central Palace Theory
22
The position of a city within the hierarchy is determined by:
median home value
types of central place functions it provided
GDP of the city
number of heavy industries
23
Boswash is a/an
Megalopolis
Metropolis
Acropolis
Forum
24
What does this image show?
Microdistrict
Suburb
Kasbah
Gated Community
25
Which country is least urbanized?
Spain
United States
Germany
China
26
The Parthenon is an example of a/an
Forum
Polis
Agora
Acropolis
27
What does this picture show?
Placelessness
Sense of Place
Urban Decay
Gentrification
28
Which of the following best describes the urban hierarchy of settlements?
village, town, hamlet, metropolis, megalopolis
hamlet, town, city, metropolis, megalopolis
hamlet, village, town, city, metropolis
town, hamlet, village, metropolis, megalopolis
29
This picture most likely shows
Commercialization
Deglomeration
Tear-Downs
Urban Decay
30
All of these can be found in European cities except
more crime and poor schools
Low skylines
Lively downtown areas
Symbolic architecture
31
Colonial cities were characterized by which of the following?
Narrow streets and slum areas
A grid-like pattern centering around a religious temple
Wider streets and a lower population density
Sections set off for Christians, Jews, and foreigners
32
Paris
all are correct
is a capital city
is a primate city
has a good site
33
One unique feature of the Indus River Valley urban hearth was
the Terracotta Warriors guarding the tomb of its emperors.
building pyramids to honor fallen leaders.
building cities with acropolis and agora.
houses of equal size leaving no evidence of leadership class
34
The maximum distance people are willing to travel to obtain a central place function:
threshold
range
market area
order
35
The idea of a metropolitan statistical area came from:
the National Guard
the U.S. Bureau of the Census
von Thunen
Christaller
36
The division of a city into certain areas used for certain functions
Urban Morphology
Functional Zonation
Suburbanization
Urbanization
37
What is the outer-most ring in the Concentric Zone Model?
Central Business District
Heavy Industry Zone
Zone of Transition
Commuter Zone
38
What model does the illustration show?
Urban Realms Model
Multiple-Nuclei Model
Concentric Zone Model
Sector Model
39
In the US and Canada, which areal unit best approximates a city neighborhood in size?
A county
A census tract
A municipality
A metropolitan area
40
What is a squatter settlement?
Suburban areas in LDCs
Housing for poor migrants that contains very few services
Slums in inner cities such as Chicago
Another name for an edge city
41
Primacy occurs when:
a city becomes a national capital
a city is a center for world trade
a city tops one million people
a city has a disproportionate amount of the country's pop
42
What does DINK stand for?
Double Income No Kasbah
Double Income No Kids
Double Interstate Not Known
Date of Income Not Kept
43
Which geographer developed the Concentric Zone Model during the 1920s?
Hans Olo
Ernest Burgess
Chauncey Harris
Hans Rosling
44
World cities:
have nothing to do with global banking and finance
are those with over five million in population
are always national capitals
play key roles in organizing space beyond their nations
45
On what principle is the hierarchy of urban places primarily based?
their size and situation
the number of basic industries providing job opportunities
the availability of customized services
population and their function and services
46
People living in gated communities generally have
varying incomes and unconventional lifestyles
high incomes
medium level incomes
low incomes
47
Term Urban Realm was used to describe the spatial components of a metropolis of what decade?
1950s
1990s
1960s
1970s
48
Most of the urban areas of the United States follow which urban model?
Von Thunen’s model
sector model
central place model
multiple-nuclei model
49
These established patterns of land use:
ghettoes
green belts
rank-size rules
zoning laws
50
What are greenbelts?
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.
Eco-friendly subway lines in central cities.
51
In which structure model is the CBD losing its dominance?
Multiple-Nuclei Model
Sector Model
Concentric Zone Model
Roman Structure Model
52
Land value
decreases as distance from CBD increases
has no relationship to distance from CBD
is highest in rural areas near sewage treatment plants
increase as distance from CBD increases
53
Which city model does this illustration show?
Southeast Asian City
de Blij Model
Latin American City
Subsaharan African City
54
What city were the concentric zone and the sector model modeled after in the early 1900s?
Chicago
Los Angeles
Boston
Philadelphia
55
What might this picture show?
Downtown Cleveland
Squatter Settlement
Suq
Kasbah
56
The city of Istanbul would best be described as what type of city?
gateway city
frontier city
federal capital
edge city
57
An example of a city that has or had functional specialization is:
all are examples of functional specialization
Duluth, Minnesota
Detroit, Michigan
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
58
Which of the following is a correct statement about the major cities of the world?
Most primate cities are located in the US and west Europe.
Most are located on rivers or seacoasts.
Located between Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.
Most found in areas that are not suitable for agriculture
59
The structure, physical form, and overall layout of a city
City Planning
Urban Morphology
Urbanization
Urban Planning
60
Which of the following economic activities is most likely to be found in a city's (CBD)?
an office tower
automobile dealership
metal fabricating plant
production facility of a major textbook publisher
61
Which of the following would have the smallest population?
town
hamlet
city
village
62
Relative location refers to
Urbanization
Situation
Urban Morphology
Site
63
Which city model does this illustration show?
Subsaharan African City
Latin American City
Greenbelt Model
Southeast Asian City
64
Situation
is something that never changes
refers to relative location
refers to physical qualities of the place a city occupies
refers to absolute location
65
A market area is an example of a:
hierarchical region
formal region
functional region
perceived region
66
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of living in the suburbs?
Better schools for families with children.
Stores, workplaces, and services within walking distance.
Opportunity to own your own home.
Parking space and a yard.
67
Central Park in New York City is a good example of
a festival landscape.
a greenbelt.
urban development.
a symbolic landscape.
68
Paris is an example of...
de Blij Model city
A lead Rank-Size Rule city
Griffin-Ford Model City
Primate City
69
Buying and rebuilding deteriorated areas in order to increase housing values
Redlining
Gentrification
Urban Renewal
Yellow Listing
70
Where did the first cities develop?
Hearths of early agriculture
Micronesia
the Horn of Africa
Ancient Greece and Rome
71
Places like Times Square are subject to media reshaping, making them
industrial cities
spaces of consumption
spaces of production
media cities
72
Which country has created special economic zones (SEZs) to attract investment?
South Korea
China
Vietnam
Japan
73
Problems in North America include
Fiscal problems
Infrastructure
Poverty and Neighborhood Decay
All of these
74
A settlement's functions as well as its economic reach produce a measure of its
threshold
urban function
hinterland
centrality
75
Greenbelts are represented by which region:
London
New York
Tokyo
Mexico City
76
Chicago's CBD (Central Business District) is known as
The Skyline
Favela
Wall Street
The Loop
77
The earliest civilization was found in:
Mesopotamia
Mesoamerica
Indus Valley
West Africa
78
What model does the illustration show?
Concentric Zone Model
Urban Realms Model
Sector Model
Multiple-Nuclei Model
79
Where are the fastest growing megacities located?
Western Europe
South and East Asia
North America
Sub-saharan Africa
80
A locational factor that affects the development of cities and towns is known as
situation
hierarchy
both site and situation
site
81
Before colonization, cities were centered around what primary structure?
the dwelling of the ruler
government buildings
a religious core
the CBD
82
Southeast Asian cities have promoted economic growth through what primary means?
Western transportation systems
Eastern religions
Western investment and trade
Eastern design layouts
83
Which model does the illustration show?
Concentric Zone Model
Sector Model
Urban Realms Model
Multiple-Nuclei Model
84
The term hinterland refers to:
the land behind the city
urbanized land outside of a city
the land within a city
recreational land outside of a city
85
Islamic city best captures the idea of globalism with modern skyscrapers and trade advantages?
Istanbul
Dubai
Cairo
Tripoli
86
New York City is divided into ________ for the purpose of social service organization.
Boroughs
Towns
Hamlets
Precincts
87
Cities in which region are not dispersed like US and remain more compact and clustered?
Japan
Europe
Africa
China
88
The transformation of large areas of land from rural to urban uses is called:
gerrymandering
suburbanization
agglomeration
microdistricting
89
Which of the following is the best example of a primate city?
Shanghai
Paris
Rio de Janeiro
Berlin
90
The least urbanized and most rapidly urbanizing realm in the world is:
Africa south of the Sahara
SE Asia
Western Europe
Middle America
91
Edge cities would most likely be associated with which urban model?
sector model
concentric zone model
peripheral model
multiple nuclei model
92
Aventura is an example of
Megolopolis
Edge City
Metropolitan City
Hexagonal Hinterland
93
Segregation was made possible in many communities because of this financial practice
Redlining
Mortgaging
Blackballing
Blockbusting
94
Why were Greenbelts developed?
To run factories out of business
To conserve nature and reverse the effects of industrialism
To promote symbolism in the environment
To make room for large-scale agriculture
95
Large houses that are built in place of torn down houses are known as
Tear-downs
Gentrified housing units
McMansions
Citadels
96
Which of the following has greatly impacted Eastern European cities over the past 100 years?
communism
democracy
the lack of large residential housing
the market mechanism
97
The creator of Central Place Theory was:
Christaller
Hoyt
Burgess
Ullman
98
The minimum market size needed to support a central place function is called:
balance
range
hierarchy
threshold
