Human Geography: Landscapes of Human Activities, 11th Edition (Fellmann)

Chapter 11: Urban Systems and Urban Structures

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1			The least accessible locations within a city tend to be occupied by which land use?
			A)	commercial
			B)	industrial
			C)	residential
			D)	transportation
2			As of 2005, which region had the largest percentage of its population residing in cities?
			A)	North America
			B)	Europe
			C)	Latin America
			D)	East Asia
3			Each of the following is a characteristic of women's urban social space except:
			A)	women are more numerous in large central cities than are men.
			B)	women constitute the bulk of the urban poor because "women's jobs" are dominated by lower wage rates, part-time employment, and lack of job security.
			C)	women rely more heavily on public transportation than do men.
			D)	women tend to find employment in occupations that are more geographically concentrated than men's occupations.
4			Which of the following statements concerning the multiplier effect is correct?
			A)	It is based on the city's fertility rates.
			B)	It is only useful in larger metropolitan centers.
			C)	It only increases; it does not decrease.
			D)	The size of the effect is determined by the city's basic/nonbasic ratio.
5			All of the following are common features of cities in the developing world except:
			A)	few of the large cities have modern centers of commerce.
			B)	all have experienced massive in-migrations from rural areas.
			C)	most are ringed by vast squatter settlements.
			D)	all have populations greater than their formal functions and employment bases can support.
6			Central places are so named because they:
			A)	are located in the center of a rural area.
			B)	developed on an isotropic plain.
			C)	serve as nodal points for the distribution of goods and services to surrounding nonurban areas.
			D)	were first described by Walter Christaller.
7			Which of the following places satisfies the criteria to be considered an urban area?
			A)	A place in the United States with 2,500 or more inhabitants.
			B)	A place in Greece with at least 10,000 inhabitants.
			C)	A place in Nicaragua with 1,000 or more inhabitants.
			D)	All of the above.
8			According to the rank-size rule, the third-ranked settlement will be what ratio to the size of the first-ranked settlement?
			A)	1/3
			B)	1/100
			C)	1/1000
			D)	3/1
9			Which of the following is not considered a major reason for the increase in America's homeless population?
			A)	government policies leading to a shortage of affordable housing
			B)	increases in soup kitchens, food banks, and shelters run by nonprofit groups
			C)	increases in job loss, divorce, domestic violence, and incapacitating illnesses
			D)	reduced funding for mental hospitals, resulting in more formerly institutionalized people out on the street
10			Which of the following statements concerning zoning is not correct?
			A)	It is designed to minimize land use incompatibilities.
			B)	It is designed to segregate different populations from each other.
			C)	It is designed to prevent the emergence of slums.
			D)	It is designed to reduce market-induced pressures for land use change.
11			Urbanization emerges out of rural settlement patterns when:
			A)	communities become self-contained.
			B)	houses become dispersed along main roads.
			C)	the heights of buildings increase.
			D)	trade develops between two or more settlements.
12			In which of the following world regions would a primate city hierarchy most likely be found?
			A)	Africa
			B)	Australia
			C)	Russia
			D)	North America
13			Which of the following is a positive impact attributed to immigrants arriving in U.S. "gateway" cities?
			A)	buying and renovating properties
			B)	spending money in local businesses
			C)	establishing new businesses
			D)	All of the above
14			In a city with a basic/nonbasic ratio of 1:2.5, an increase of 10,000 basic sector jobs would generate how many new total employees in the city?
			A)	4,000
			B)	10,000
			C)	25,000
			D)	35,000
15			Which of the following is a characteristic shared among Western European cities?
			A)	sprawling suburbs and exurbs
			B)	compact city form
			C)	low population densities
			D)	All of the above
16			According to urban hierarchy theory, any given country should:
			A)	have fewer large and complex cities than small towns.
			B)	have small towns that serve as hubs for high order economic functions.
			C)	many megalopolises.
			D)	the same number of small towns and megacities.
17			At the beginning of the 20th century there were 12 metropolitan areas with populations that exceeded 1 million. By 2000, that figure was approximately:
			A)	280.
			B)	300.
			C)	340.
			D)	420.
18			Which of the following statements best describes the site of a city?
			A)	Chicago is approximately 850 miles from New York City.
			B)	Des Moines, Iowa, is located in the heart of the Corn Belt.
			C)	Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Ohio, Allegheny, and Monongahela Rivers.
			D)	Seattle is located in the Pacific Northwest.
19			Of the following urban structures, which is the largest in areal extent?
			A)	city
			B)	metropolitan area
			C)	town
			D)	urbanized area
20			A country whose urban system approximates rank-size ordering is:
			A)	Egypt.
			B)	Nairobi.
			C)	South Korea.
			D)	United States.
21			The characteristic that most distinguishes metropolises in developing countries from those in Western nations is the:
			A)	number of apartment buildings.
			B)	downtown gentrification.
			C)	ethnic enclaves.
			D)	transportation networks.
22			The greatest proportion of black segregation in the United States is found in the metropolitan areas of the:
			A)	South and West.
			B)	Northwest and Northeast.
			C)	Midwest and Northeast.
			D)	Southeast and Midwest.
23			A good indicator of social status is:
			A)	commuting distance to the CBD.
			B)	ethnic composition.
			C)	number of mass transit versus automobile users.
			D)	number of persons per room per housing unit.
24			In the period following the Second World War, cities in which of the following regions were profoundly shaped by government central planning ministries?
			A)	Latin American city
			B)	East European city
			C)	North American city
			D)	West European city
25			The "traditional bazaar city" is characteristic of cities in which world region?
			A)	Western Europe
			B)	South Asia
			C)	Africa
			D)	Latin America

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