APHUG Review (Units V-VII)

Question 1

Explains organization of urban areas, based on functions and goods and services offered.

Accepted Answer

Central place theory

Question 2

Which of the following is the BEST example of a social welfare indicator of development?

Accepted Answer

Literacy rate

Question 3

Rostow's stages of economic growth predicts that each country's economy will progress from:

Accepted Answer

Low income to high income and mass consumption

Question 4

According to the Von Thunen model, which is most likely to be farmed in the outer zone?

Accepted Answer

Wheat

Question 5

In the world-systems model, the states in the CORE of the world are:

Accepted Answer

Located mainly in Europe and North America

Question 6

Multiple nuclei model (urban structure) came from the idea that ____ was losing its dominance.

Accepted Answer

The CBD

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT an accurate description of globalization?

Accepted Answer

Encourages economic development across the entire globe

Question 8

The rubber required for tires weighs more than the final tire; factories will locate:

Accepted Answer

Close to the rubber trees

Question 9

According to the gravity model, improvements in transportation and communications should:

Accepted Answer

Decrease the friction of distance

Question 10

Slash-and-burn agriculture meets all of the following conditions EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Part of the Green Revolution

Question 11

Which of the following does NOT represent an extensive commercial agricultural activity?

Accepted Answer

Nomadic herding

Question 12

The higher a country's level of urbanization, the greater labor force concentration in:

Accepted Answer

Services

Question 13

A college professor falls under which sector of the economy?

Accepted Answer

Tertiary

Question 14

Hearths of early Eurasian agriculture were generally located:

Accepted Answer

In fertile river valleys

Question 15

A company that sells through the Internet and can locate far from markets is a(n):

Accepted Answer

Footloose industry

Question 16

Which of the following exemplifies how government policy influences agricultural production?

Accepted Answer

Price supports for milk

Question 17

In Rostow's stages of economic growth, economic maturity is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

High mass consumption

Question 18

In a spatial context, multinational corporations tend to:

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 19

Much of China's population remains engaged in which economic sector?

Accepted Answer

Primary (agriculture)

Question 20

A farmer irrigated his land heavily in order to grow crops; the land is now infertile due to:

Accepted Answer

Salinization

Question 21

All of the following characterize the Green Revolution in agriculture EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Sustainable "green" techniques

Question 22

Makeshift neighborhoods constructed of scrap materials, found in peripheral cities in the world

Accepted Answer

Squatter settlements

Question 23

Increased air pollution, inner-city decay, and homogenization of landscapes are all caused by:

Accepted Answer

Suburbanization

Question 24

Where do people move when they participate in gentrification?

Accepted Answer

To the inner city

Question 25

Your sweatshirt has a tag saying, "Made in Vietnam," meaning it was likely made in a(n):

Accepted Answer

Export processing zone

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