Unit 6 : Cities and Urban Settlements

a settlement node who primary function is to provide support for the population in its hinterland is

Which of the following was a consequence of blockbusting in North America cities?

Most Latin American cities are focused on a

Rank-size rule: if the largest city in a country has a population of 10 million, the next largest city will have a

In the new global economy, an increasing proportion of influential financial decisions are being made in

CBD stands for

Definition: More than twice the size of any other city in its country and dominant economically and culturally

Locational advantages important to the development of the earliest cities included

Which is the primary reason for the rapid population growth in megacities throughout the developing world

Int'l company headquarters, significant global financial functions, and a polarized social structure and characteristics

All of the following have helped create ghettos in North America EXCEPT:

All of the following are reasons for the rise of suburban development in 1950s EXCEPT:

Which of the following defines Chicago's position in relation to the infrastructure of the United States

Which following most closely describes the leading trends in retailing in the US during 1950s, 1970s, and 1990s?

Which of the following exemplifies a smart-growth approach to urban planning?

Which is unique among Latin American countries in that its capital represents the concept of a forward captial?

Rank-size rule: If the largest city in a region has a population size of 900,000 then the third largest city will have

Which of the following is a strength of the galactic city model?

____ refers to adjacent, overlapping MSAs

Which of the following best represents an old colonial port zone and its surrounding commercial districts?

Historically, the growth of North America suburbs was most constrained by

In the United States and Canada, which areal unit best approximates a city neighborhood in size?

Which of the following best describe the process of gentrification in United States and Canadian cities?

An example of an important physical site characteristic is a

Why are London, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Venice are examples of early front-runner urban centers?

Which site factor best explains the linear pattern of urbanized areas

Which of the following best explains the changes in city infrastructure for a small- to medium size city during the 2010

The _____ of city structure tends to be most appicable to newer, faster-growing cities

Which of the following best describes urban planning in the United States?

which following is typically true of higher-order services, such as hospitals with a large number of medical specialties

Which of the following is an example of a smart-growth approach to urban planning?

All of the following were crucial to the emergence of the first cities EXCEPT:

Which of the following best explains a geographic characteristic shared by megacities in the global periphery?

In the development of urban land, which of the following is typically built on the most accessible sites

Mixed-use development, pedestrian friendly design and design elements of which of the following?

Which of the best explains why La Defense is located on the outskirts of Paris?

 which following problems can be explained by the type of building renovations shown in the before and after images?

Which best explains why New York city has more specialized stores than do smaller urban places in the Unite States?

Which statements best explains how the world cities listed in the table function within the world’s urban hierarchy?

The ____ helps explain the interaction between 2 cities based on population and distance?

According to central place theory, the ____ is defined as the minimum number of people needed to support a service

According to Christaller's central place model, which of the following would most likely have the smallest range?