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#AP Human Geography
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1
Gentrification is the process through which
Poor neighborhoods are redeveloped for the rich
Poor neighborhoods are rebuilt for the poor
Parks and recreational centers are added to the city
Wealthy neighborhoods decline into poverty
2
What is one major difference between suburban areas in the US and Europe?
US suburbs are ethnically segregate, unlike Europe.
US suburbs have relatively low crime rates and good schools, unlike Europe
US suburbs are on the outskirts of cities; In Europe suburbs are isolated.
There is no difference.
3
Which of the following is not true about urbanization?
The % of urban population has recently exceeded the % of rural population
8 of the 10 most populated cities in the world are in LDCs.
Urbanization is the process by which cities grow.
Higher numbers moving into cities indicate a high level of development
4
According to the Multiple Nuclei Model
The CBD is the most important part of the city
The city grows outward in "wedges"
People live around various nodes of interest
The area around the ring road is most important
5
A gateway city is a city in which
People/trade can enter a country
Cities that are political capitals of states
Cities that allow immigration
Cities with major stock markets
6
Which of the following cities would most likely have squatter settlements?
Paris, France
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tokyo, Japan
New York City, USA
7
Filtering often leads to which of the following urban problems?
Racial segregation
Physical deterioration
High land prices
Excessive traffic
8
Sprawl is caused primarily by
High density apartments near the CBD
Single family homes in suburbs
Inner city public housing
Urban planning policies involving smart growth
9
A clustered network of cities that expand into a single continuous entity is called a/an
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Ultra-City
Conurbation
Sprawl Zone
10
Which of the following is an example of a conurbation?
Tokyo-Nagasaki Transit Zone
BoWash Megalopolis
Mexico City Primate City
New York City Rank Size Rule
11
Redlining is when
Rental homes deteriorate due to lack of mainanence
Banks refuse to give loans to low-income areas
Real estate agents abuse minorities to make money
Suburban neighborhoods refuse to admit minorities
12
According to the Burgess Concentric Zone Model, the wealthiest residents live
On the outskirts of the city
Along the Spine
Near the CBD
In the "Zone in Transition"
13
Which of the following models is pictured below?
Hoyt Sector Model
Multiple Nuclei Model
Burgess Concentric Zone Model
Harris Periphery Model
14
Which of the following geographers is responsible for the Central Place Theory?
Alfred Weber
Carl Sauer
Wilbur Zeleniski
Walter Christaller
15
Squatter Settlements are found primarily
On the outskirts of cities in MDCs
On the outskirts of cities in LDCs
Near the CBD in MDCs
Near the CBD in LDCs
16
One of the biggest problems facing suburbs today is
Lack of education
Unemployment
Urban sprawl
High crime
17
Edge cities are typically located
Close to the CBD
Near the exterior ring road
In largely rural areas
Near the poorest neighborhoods
18
Smart Growth attempts to emphasize
Use of mass transportation systems to limit traffic
Expansion of transportation through beltways
Sprawling communities that occupy large spaces
Environmental friendly urban planning
19
A central city over 50,000 and the counties surrounding it is referred to as a/an
Megalopolis
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Conurbation
Urban Regional Zone
20
The change in population density of an urban area from the core to the periphery is a/an
Density Gradient
Urban Sprawl
Physiological Density
Filtering
21
Which of the following urban models is pictured below?
Harris/Ulman Multiple Nuclei Model
Burgess Concentric Zone Model
Hoyt Sector Model
Griffen-Ford Latin American City Model
22
Which of the following models is pictured below?
Burgess Concentric Zone Model
Harris/Ulman Multiple Nuclei Model
Hoyt Sector Model
Harris Periphery Model
23
A ring of parks or other open areas to limit urban sprawl is called a/an
Greenbelt
Beltway
Green Zone
Zone in Transition
24
When they conquered cities in the New World, European conquerers preserved established pre-colonial city patterns.
True
False
25
Edge cities are the focus of which of the following urban models?
The Multiple Nuclei Model
The Latin American City Model
The Concentric Zone Model
The Peripheral or Galactic City Model
26
The process through which a single family home is rented then eventually abandoned is called
Gentrification
Filtering
Urban Sprawl
Redlining
27
A statistical subdivision of a county used by the government to track statistics is a/an
Suburban Wedge
Census Tract
Statistical Zone
Urban Sector
28
Urbanization refers to the growth of
Populations
Rural areas
Cities
Agriculture
29
Which of the following models is pictured below
Hoyt Sector Model
Harris Peripheral Model
Harris/Ulman Multiple Nuclei Model
Burgess Concentric Zone Model
30
The process by which cities try to redevelop poor, high density urban areas is called
Smart growth
Redlining
Urban renewal
Filtering
31
According to the Peripheral Model, the majority of urban growth is centered around
The Central Business District
The Zone in Transition
The ring road or beltway
The Spine
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According to the Hoyt Sector Model
Neighborhoods grow outward in wedges
The city is dominated by transition zones
The periphery of the city is most important
The city grows around the beltway
