Urban Terms Barrios or barriadas: squatter settlements located throughout Latin America. [Known as favelas in Brazil.] MSA Megalopolis Mega Regions

Urban Geography Test Review

A central place is designed to maximize 1. Political control 2. Religious control 3. Agricultural production 4. Access to raw materials 5. Access to services

A central place is designed to maximize 1. Political control 2. Religious control 3. Agricultural production 4. Access to raw materials 5. Access to services

Central place theory uses a nesting series of 1. Triangles 2. Squares 3. Pentagons 4. Hexagons 5. Octagons

Central place theory uses a nesting series of 1. Triangles 2. Squares 3. Pentagons 4. Hexagons 5. Octagons

The city-state model is best exemplified by ancient 1. Rome 2. Egypt 3. Britain 4. Greece 5. Ur

The city-state model is best exemplified by ancient 1. Rome 2. Egypt 3. Britain 4. Greece 5. Ur

Which of the following is not a world-city? 1. Paris 2. Los Angeles 3. London 4. Denver 5. Tokyo

Which of the following is not a world-city? 1. Paris 2. Los Angeles 3. London 4. Denver 5. Tokyo

In the United States, services are predominately moving to locations 1. In scenic rural areas far from cities 2. In the Central Business District 3. Dispersed evenly throughout cities 4. In malls near suburbs 5. With the lowest labor costs

In the United States, services are predominately moving to locations 1. In scenic rural areas far from cities 2. In the Central Business District 3. Dispersed evenly throughout cities 4. In malls near suburbs 5. With the lowest labor costs

Which of the following countries is least urbanized? 1. Brazil 2. United States 3. France 4. India 5. Japan

Which of the following countries is least urbanized? 1. Brazil 2. United States 3. France 4. India 5. Japan

In the United States, which of the following is most likely to have the largest area? 1. Metropolitan statistical area 2. County 3. Large city 4. Urbanized area 5. Micropolitan statistical area

In the United States, which of the following is most likely to have the largest area? 1. Metropolitan statistical area 2. County 3. Large city 4. Urbanized area 5. Micropolitan statistical area

The ______________ model holds that cities expand outward in circular rings. 1. Edge city 2. Sector 3. Concentric zone 4. Peripheral 5. Multiple nuclei

The ______________ model holds that cities expand outward in circular rings. 1. Edge city 2. Sector 3. Concentric zone 4. Peripheral 5. Multiple nuclei

In Latin American cities, the very poor tend to live 1. On the periphery of the city 2. In the central business district 3. In narrow corridors radiating out from the central business district 4. In a ring that immediately surrounds the central business district 5. In edge cities physically separated from large cities

In Latin American cities, the very poor tend to live 1. On the periphery of the city 2. In the central business district 3. In narrow corridors radiating out from the central business district 4. In a ring that immediately surrounds the central business district 5. In edge cities physically separated from large cities

The process by which banks identify urban areas in which they will not make residential loans is called 1. Urban renewal 2. Black-listing 3. Filtering 4. Green-belting 5. Redlining

The process by which banks identify urban areas in which they will not make residential loans is called 1. Urban renewal 2. Black-listing 3. Filtering 4. Green-belting 5. Redlining

The process by which an inner-city neighborhood is renovated and attracts middle and upper class residents is called 1. Annexation 2. Gentrification 3. Redlining 4. Public housing 5. Urbanization

The process by which an inner-city neighborhood is renovated and attracts middle and upper class residents is called 1. Annexation 2. Gentrification 3. Redlining 4. Public housing 5. Urbanization

Polls in the United States show that most people prefer to live in 1. City centers 2. Small towns 3. Rural areas 4. Suburbs 5. Any place that is within 5 miles of work

Polls in the United States show that most people prefer to live in 1. City centers 2. Small towns 3. Rural areas 4. Suburbs 5. Any place that is within 5 miles of work

These are legal restricts on land use that determine what types of building and economic activities are allowed to take place in certain areas. 1. urban hierarchy 2. urban function 3. zoning 4. nucleation 5. suburbs

These are legal restricts on land use that determine what types of building and economic activities are allowed to take place in certain areas. 1. urban hierarchy 2. urban function 3. zoning 4. nucleation 5. suburbs

Which of the following is the rehabilitation of deteriorated, often abandoned, housing of low- income inner-city residents? 1. gentrification 2. globalization 3. deglomeration 4. commercialization 5. specialization

Which of the following is the rehabilitation of deteriorated, often abandoned, housing of low- income inner-city residents? 1. gentrification 2. globalization 3. deglomeration 4. commercialization 5. specialization

Which model develops its best housing along a corridor extending from downtown to the outer edge of the city? 1. concentric 2. multiple nuclei 3. sector 4. urban realm 5. all of the above

Which model develops its best housing along a corridor extending from downtown to the outer edge of the city? 1. concentric 2. multiple nuclei 3. sector 4. urban realm 5. all of the above

Which model states that a city is a complex structure that includes more than one center around which activities revolve? 1. concentric 2. multiple nuclei 3. sector 4. urban realm 5. all of the above

Which model states that a city is a complex structure that includes more than one center around which activities revolve? 1. concentric 2. multiple nuclei 3. sector 4. urban realm 5. all of the above

The United States Census Bureau establishes Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) 1. to determine the geographical extent of influence for an urban area 2. to legally define the boundaries of an urban area 3. to help marketing firms gather demographic data 4. to help establish urban growth boundaries 5. all of the above

The United States Census Bureau establishes Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) 1. to determine the geographical extent of influence for an urban area. 2. to legally define the boundaries of an urban area. 3. to help marketing firms gather demographic data. 4. to help establish urban growth boundaries. 5. all of the above.

Historically, urbanization reached its zenith during 1.the Bronze Age 2.the Egyptian Empire 3. the Greco-Roman era 4. the Persian Empire 5. the Mongol Empire

Historically, urbanization reached its zenith during 1.the Bronze Age 2.the Egyptian Empire 3. the Greco-Roman era 4. the Persian Empire 5. the Mongol Empire

What is the population of the fourth largest city in a country where the rank-size rule applies if the largest city is one million in population? 1.1,000, , , , ,000

What is the population of the fourth largest city in a country where the rank-size rule applies if the largest city is one million in population? 1.1,000, , , , ,000

The continent with the least number of world cities is 1. Africa 2. South America 3. Australia 4. Europe 5. Asia

The continent with the least number of world cities is 1. Africa 2. South America 3. Australia 4. Europe 5. Asia

The most urbanized region in the developing world is 1. South Asia 2. China 3. North Africa 4. Southeast Asia 5. South America

The most urbanized region in the developing world is 1. South Asia 2. China 3. North Africa 4. Southeast Asia 5. South America

Squatter settlements in the periphery are usually located 1. in the zone in transition 2. adjacent to industrial areas 3. in warehouse districts 4. on the outskirts of the urban area 5. along major highways

Squatter settlements in the periphery are usually located 1. in the zone in transition 2. adjacent to industrial areas 3. in warehouse districts 4. on the outskirts of the urban area 5. along major highways

Cites significantly increased their population size in Europe and North America during the 1. later Medieval Ages 2. height of the Roman Empire 3. post World War II 4. the roaring 20s 5. Industrial Revolution

Cites significantly increased their population size in Europe and North America during the 1. later Medieval Ages 2. height of the Roman Empire 3. post World War II 4. the roaring 20s 5. Industrial Revolution

According to the Burgess model, the housing stock is most deteriorated and a sizable percent of residents are immigrants in the 1. zone of better residents 2. Central Business District (CBD) 3. zone of transition 4. zone of independent workers 5. zone of urban renewal

According to the Burgess model, the housing stock is most deteriorated and a sizable percent of residents are immigrants in the 1. zone of better residents 2. Central Business District (CBD) 3. zone of transition 4. zone of independent workers 5. zone of urban renewal

In Hoyt’s Sector Model lower income neighborhoods are usually located 1. in a wedge that extends from the CBD to the suburbs 2. on the east side of the city 3. adjacent to the industrial and transportation corridor 4. north of the Central Business District (CBD) 5. in the first ring around the CBD

In Hoyt’s Sector Model lower income neighborhoods are usually located 1. in a wedge that extends from the CBD to the suburbs 2. on the east side of the city 3. adjacent to the industrial and transportation corridor 4. north of the Central Business District (CBD) 5. in the first ring around the CBD

The land use pattern of auto-dominated cities is best characterized by 1. the hub and spoke pattern 2. the grid system 3. sprawl 4. transit-oriented development 5. new urbanism

The land use pattern of auto-dominated cities is best characterized by 1. the hub and spoke pattern 2. the grid system 3. sprawl 4. transit-oriented development 5. new urbanism

The first industrial cities of England were built around the manufacture and export of: 1. steel. 2. steam engines. 3. textiles. 4. sugar and tea. 5. water frames.

The first industrial cities of England were built around the manufacture and export of: 1. steel. 2. steam engines. 3. textiles. 4. sugar and tea. 5. water frames.