According to the Rank-Size Rule the 2nd largest city is __________.

1/2 the size of the largest city

the minimum number of people needed to justify a service

In contrast to a country with a primate city, a country whose cities follow rank size rule has

more equality between larger and smaller cities.

The central place model fairly describes_____.

transportation-based cities, special function cities

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1
Which theory of settlement geography best describes the patterns of urban areas?
Urbanization Model
Rank-Size Rule
Theory of Industrialization
Central Place Theory
2
Which is NOT a primate city
London
Paris
Mexico City
New York
3
According to the Rank-Size Rule the 2nd largest city is __________.
more than 100 miles from the largest city
2 x the size of the largest city
within 100 miles of the largest city
1/2 the size of the largest city
4
What shapes are used to describe the Central Place Theory?
quadrilaterals
hexagons
circles
heptagons
5
Which is NOT an area of Central Place Theory
Hamlet
State
City
Village
6
A threshold is ...
the maximum number of people needed to justify a service
the minimum distance people are willing to travel for a good
the maximum distance people are willing to travel for a good
the minimum number of people needed to justify a service
7
Christaller's central place model is least likely to be applicable to ____.
rural areas
multi-function cities
special function cities
regions with multiple towns
8
What are the patterns of settlement on the earths surface?
Settlement Location Theory
Site Ecology
Site Location
Settlement Georgraphy
9
Which model of urban systems views urban settlements as centers for economic goods and services
Rank-Size Rule
Economic Equity
Central Place Theory
Agglomeration
10
What pattern of settlement summarizes the city-wide hierarchy?
The Sector Model
Central Place Theory
Rank-Size Rule
Social Class
11
which is NOT an assumption explained by the Central Place Theory?
an evenly distributed farm popuation
purchases of goods and services at the nearest center
clear topographic barriers
people have similar lifestyles and incomes
12
In contrast to a country with a primate city, a country whose cities follow rank size rule has
wealth concentrated in urban areas.
a smaller overall population.
more equality between larger and smaller cities.
fewer cultural centers.
13
The central place model fairly describes_____.
transportation-based cities
special function cities
multi function cities
multi cultural cities
14
The Central Place Theory is based on the works of _____
Immanual Wallerstein
Isaac Newton
Alfred Webber
Walter Christaller
15
A primate city is _______.
a city that is dependent on a larger city
the largest city in an area
an outlying city
a city with many primates.
16
The nesting of small hexagons according to the Central Place Theory is called _____
Economic Hive Diffusion
Hexagonal Diffusion
hierarchy of central places
hierarchy of primate cities

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