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

Chapter 11: Urban Systems and Urban Structures

Quiz



1.

For the first time in history, more people now live in cities than in rural areas.
A)True
B)False
2.

The expansion of megacities worldwide is ______________.
A)increasing at a high rate.
B)increasing at a slow rate.
C)being reversed in all cases.
D)no longer taking place.
3.

Besides Megalopolis, which of the following areas is a conurbation in North America?
A)Southern Great Lakes
B)Coastal California
C)Windsor-Montreal
D)Vancouver-Willamette
E)all of the above
4.

Which settlement pattern predominates in rural areas globally?
A)nucleated (hamlet and village)
B)dispersed (isolated farmsteads)
C)dense cities
D)street villages
5.

Cities can be traced as a form of settlement pattern to at least how many years ago?
A)26,000
B)16,000
C)6,000
D)answer not given
6.

An urbanized area is the physical city whereas the metropolitan area is the functional city.
A)True
B)False
7.

A location that is classified as break-of-bulk, head-of-navigation, bay head, or railhead, is being categorized according to its ___________________.
A)site characteristics
B)situation characteristics
C)both site and situation characteristics
D)neither site nor situation characteristics
8.

The higher the basic/nonbasic ratio, the greater the multiplier effect in economic development while conversely, the higher the decline in the basic sector, the greater the drop in nonbasic employment.
A)True
B)False
9.

The flow of goods, services, communications, and people in an urban hierarchy is _________________.
A)top-down only
B)bottom-up only
C)two-way (up and down)
D)none of the above
10.

Primate cities are to be found only in the developing world.
A)True
B)False
11.

Currently, there are three world cities that are the control points for international finance, global marketing, and international production. Two of these are New York and Tokyo. Which of the following is the third world city?
A)Seoul
B)London
C)Los Angeles
D)Cairo
12.

The regularity of the distribution of towns of the same size located about the same distance from each other and performing similar economic functions is explained by Christaller's ________________.
A)rank-size rule
B)urban influence zone
C)central place theory
D)network cities rule
13.

Network cities are a phenomenon yet to be developed in the United States and Canada.
A)True
B)False
14.

Older cities of the United States and Canada which developed in the era of the mass transit city generally have more concentrated central business districts than do those North American cities which emerged after the automobile became the major transportation influence on the competitive bid for land.
A)True
B)False
15.

Which of these models of urban land use structure is the oldest and the basis for the evolution of the other two models?
A)concentric zone model
B)sector model
C)multiple-nuclei model
D)galactice cities model
16.

When interpreting the spatial layout of the social geography of the city, three geographic patterns become evident. Which pattern has changed the most since the 1970s?
A)ethnic status
B)social status
C)family status
D)"A" and "B"
E)"B" and "C"
17.

The pace of suburbanization reached its peak in the United States in the __________________.
A)1950s
B)1960s
C)1970s
D)1980s
E)1990s
18.

During the 1990s, suburban-based outer cities began to equal and to exceed central city central business districts as the economic focus of cities.
A)True
B)False
19.

Which of the following criteria is necessary in sufficient amounts for a place to be categorized as an "edge city" according to Garreau's thesis?
A)office space
B)retail space in malls
C)more jobs than residents
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
20.

Central city change is characteristically the same in the eastern cities of the United States as it is in its western cities.
A)True
B)False
21.

Where did the greatest urban growth taken place in late 20th century America?
A)Northeast and Middle West
B)Southeast and Gulf of Mexico
C)Great Plains and Atlantic East
D)Mountain and Pacific West
22.

Central city revitalization became significant in the 1990s. In addition to "circular and cumulative" growth, this renewal was sparked in many instances by gentrification.
A)True
B)False
23.

During the 1980s and 1990s, homelessness in the United States ________________.
A)decreased significantly
B)decreased slightly
C)stabilized
D)increased slightly
E)increased significantly
24.

Compared to Los Angeles, the standard by which urban sprawl has been measured traditionally in North America, Phoenix is __________________.
A)more sprawled
B)equally sprawled
C)slightly less sprawled
D)considerably less sprawled
25.

The descriptions and models that geographers apply to cities in the United States are equally valid for cities around the world.
A)True
B)False
26.

Today there are more cities with populations greater than 1 million inhabitants located south of the Brandt line than those found north of the line.
A)True
B)False
27.

The productive area surrounding the population center that provides the base for the creation of an urban area is the
A)CBD (central business district).
B)hinterland.
C)central place.
D)threshold.
28.

Cities such as Columbus, Ohio and Denver/Boulder Colorado that are home to state government, major medical facilities and major universities that draw people from their own state and other states are referred to as ________ cities. The aforementioned functions serve as part of these cities' ______ sector.
A)manufacturing; basic
B)retail; non-basic
C)administrative; basic
D)transport centers; non-basic
E)administrative; non-basic
29.

The minimum number of customers a product or service needs to support its business enterprise is its
A)threshold.
B)range.
C)spatial profit region.
D)urban influence zone
30.

Which of the following statements is true concerning population density gradients?
A)Over a long time period the density gradient is "squeezed" upward as it becomes shorter and steeper.
B)Land rents tend to be highest for single family units on all gradients.
C)Multi-story apartments are generally located 1-3 miles from the central business district (CBD)
D)The larger the city the steeper the population density gradient.
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