Reasons for urban growth

Natural increase plus migration

What is Urban sprawl?

The outward spread of a city and its suburbs as they grow

B. description using natural features and landmarks to define boundaries

Smart Growth attempts to emphasize

Environmental friendly urban planning

Pastoral nomadism involves

Raising animals to sell their byproducts

technique for growing crops on hillsides, using step-like horizontal field

According to Hoyt's sector model the most expensive new housing is built

on outer edge of district father from center

Rural settlement patterns are classified as...

clustered, dispersed, or linear

Moving livestock seasonally in search of grazing land

Range and Threshold are important to commercial establishments because

Range is how far people will travel, Threshold is how many

Define subsistence agriculture.

Farming just enough to supply food for a single family.

Gentrification is the process through which

Poor neighborhoods are redeveloped for the rich

During the 1800s people moved from rural to urban areas mostly because of--

an increase in the number of factory jobs

The township and range system

establish a gridlike pattern for much of land use in the US

An area including a city, suburbs, and towns surrounding it.

According to the Hoyt Sector Model

Neighborhoods grow outward in wedges

One of the reasons for Urban Growth is

people move to cities for more economic opportunities

Why might people avoid living in a rural area?

Less access to shops and services

According to the Multiple Nuclei Model

People live around various nodes of interest

the spatial distribution of where humans inhabit the Earth.

Countries with a history of segregation enforced by law.

The United States, South Africa

Moving from farms/country to cities

What is a compact settlement?

A settlement where everyone lives close together

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Reasons for urban growth
Natural increase plus migration
Low death rate and migration
Immigration and emigration
High birth rate and low death rate
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Largest city in the world by population:
Tokyo
New York City
Mexico City
Shanghai
3
What is Urban sprawl?
Rural populations moving into urban settlements
The outward spread of a city and its suburbs as they grow
People moving within the city
Urban and rural populations meeting in the one destination
4
Metes and Bounds
A. used to divide land in the United States usually in the Midwest and West
D. a land survey system that divides land into rectangular parcels.
B. description using natural features and landmarks to define boundaries
C. system where narrow lots stretch back from a river, road, or canal
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Smart Growth attempts to emphasize
Expansion of transportation through beltways
Environmental friendly urban planning
Sprawling communities that occupy large spaces
Use of mass transportation systems to limit traffic
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What Urban model is represented here?
Concentric Zone Model
Sector Model
Multiple Zone Model
Circular Zone Model
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Pastoral nomadism involves
Cutting down rain forest and burning the remains
Raising animals in order to slaughter them for meat
Raising animals to sell their byproducts
Intensively growing food in a small area
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This image would be common in a society that is ...
Urban
Rural
Segregated
Sprawling
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The settlement pattern depicted below.
Dispersed
Rural
Metes and Bounds
Compact
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Which service would have the lowest threshold and range?
Airport
Mall
Gas Station
NFL Stadium
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Terraced Farming
farming technique along rivers
farming technique that requires a large amount of farmers to help
technique for growing crops on hillsides, using step-like horizontal field
farming technique along mountains that use the melted snow run-off to water
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According to Hoyt's sector model the most expensive new housing is built
on inner edge close to center
in old industrial buildings and retail shops
On the edge of suburban area farther from center
on outer edge of district father from center
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All increase urban sprawl except
Less crime in the suburbs
Lower cost of living in suburbs
The reliance on automobiles
Highly effective mass transit
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What is the largest land use in Africa?
Nomadic Hearding
Commercial Farming
Subsistence Farming
Ranching or Herdinh
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Rural settlement patterns are classified as...
density, pattern, or concentration
here, there, everywhere
urban, suburban, or counterurban
clustered, dispersed, or linear
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Who of the following is most likely to participate in gentrification?
retired couples
young entrepreneurs
families
low-income individuals
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Negative effects of urban sprawl -
Little public transport
All of these
High cost of infrastructure
Increased pollution
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Pastoral nomadism
Farming to feed a family
Growing crops in arid climates
Rotating crops seasonally
Moving livestock seasonally in search of grazing land
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Pastoral nomadism is common in:
Brazil, Argentina, & Chile
the Western United States, Canada, & Russia
Northern Africa & Central Asia
China & India
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what is the biggest land use in urban areas
industrial
residential
open space
commercial
21
What is the dominant land use in Australia?
Urban Settlement
Mining
Native Vegetation
Livestock Grazing
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Range and Threshold are important to commercial establishments because
Without Threshold the distance is too far for the customers
Without range there are not enough customers to support.
Range is how far people will travel, Threshold is how many
The greater the threshold the lower the cost
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What are the negative effects of gentrification?
All of the above
Tension between new and old residents
High demand results in land lords forcing out residents
Negative multiplier effect as skilled workers forced out
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Define subsistence agriculture.
Farming in dry areas.
Farming just enough to supply food for a single family.
Farming to sell crops to market.
Farming which destroys the rain forest.
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Which type of land survey method is shown in the picture?
Metes and Bounds
Log Lot
Township and Range
Sector Model
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Which theory uses threshold and range?
Game Theory
Rank-Size Rule
Central Place Theory
Suburban Sprawl
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Gentrification is the process through which
Wealthy neighborhoods decline into poverty
Parks and recreational centers are added to the city
Poor neighborhoods are rebuilt for the poor
Poor neighborhoods are redeveloped for the rich
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The redevelopment of run down areas of a city.
Smart Growth
Central Place Theory
Settlement
Urban Renewal
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Slash and Burn agriculture is mostly done as a Commercial practice.
True
False
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Explains the size and spacing of centers that specialize in different goods and services.
Mulitple Nuclei Model
Sector Model
Central Place Theory
Township and Range
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During the 1800s people moved from rural to urban areas mostly because of--
the availability of better health care
better educational opportunities
an increase in the number of factory jobs
the availability of affordable public housing
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Alan Chen is currently winning this Quiz?
True
False
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The economic and commercial core of a city, often referred to as the downtown area.
Central Place Theory
Commercial Zone
Central Business District
Main Street
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The township and range system
establish a gridlike pattern for much of land use in the US
is in use nearly everywhere in the world.
was used for navigation by early pioneers, traders,explorers
was used throughout Europe until the mid-1800s
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Metropolitan Area
A region with a high populatin density and close economic ties
An area where the subway (the metro) runs.
An area including a city, suburbs, and towns surrounding it.
Where Superman lives.
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A chain of interconnected cities, Washington D.C. to Boston, for example.
Metropolitan Area
Megacity
Metalocalypse
Megalopolis
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A city with more than 10 million people.
Megalopolis
Compact Settlement
Urbanization
Megacity
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What kind of sounds might you hear in a rural community?
Farm animals
Traffic
Horns honking
Planes taking off
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According to the Hoyt Sector Model
The periphery of the city is most important
The city is dominated by transition zones
The city grows around the beltway
Neighborhoods grow outward in wedges
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One of the reasons for Urban Growth is
people move to cities for more economic opportunities
Population density
Climate Change
Pollution
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Subsistence agriculture dominates in
newly-industrialized countries.
more developed countries.
less developed countries.
mid-latitude climates.
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Why might people avoid living in a rural area?
There are not enough people
They don't like farmers
Less access to shops and services
It's too green
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According to the Multiple Nuclei Model
The city grows outward in "wedges"
The area around the ring road is most important
The CBD is the most important part of the city
People live around various nodes of interest
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Settlement patterns
the practice of growing surplus crops to sell for profit.
the practice of growing enough crops to provide for one's family group
the spatial distribution of where humans inhabit the Earth.
the process of increasing human settlement in cities
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Countries with a history of segregation enforced by law.
The United States
Russia
South Africa
England
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What does 'rural' mean?
City
Far away
Sea/ocean
Countryside
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Urbanization is:
Moving from cities to farms
Moving from towns to countryside
Moving from farms/country to cities
Moving from one country to another
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What is a compact settlement?
A settlement where everyone lives close together
A settlement in the city
A settlement where everyone is spread out
A settlement in the countryside
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The fastest growing cities of the world are located in...
Asia
Africa
USA
Australia

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