2. CBD retail services are least likely to have the following characteristic:
primarily rural customers.
high threshold.
high range.
services for office workers.
None of these are typical of CBD retail services.

3. CBD retail services are least likely to have the following characteristic:
primarily rural customers.
high threshold.
high range.
services for office workers.
None of these are typical of CBD retail services.
Answer: A
Difficulty Level: 3
Text Reference: 13.1
U.S. Geography Standard: 11 & 12
Bloom's Taxonomy: Analysis Learning Outcome 13.1: Describe the three types of services found in a CBD.
Explanation:
Three types of retail services concentrate in the CBD: high threshold, long range, and cater to office workers.

4. In the United States, services are predominately moving to locations:
in scenic rural areas far from cities.
in the Central Business District.
dispersed evenly throughout cities.
in malls near suburbs.
with the lowest labor costs.

5. In the United States, services are predominately moving to locations:
in scenic rural areas far from cities.
in the Central Business District.
dispersed evenly throughout cities.
in malls near suburbs.
with the lowest labor costs.
Answer: D
Difficulty Level: 3
Text Reference: 13.3
U.S. Geography Standard: 11 & 12
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Learning Outcome 13.11: Identify historical and contemporary patterns of suburban expansion.
Explanation:
Service providers have moved to the suburbs to be near their customers.

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

7. FIGURE 13-27 DEFINITIONS OF ST LOUIS The City of St
FIGURE DEFINITIONS OF ST LOUIS The City of St. Louis comprises only 6 percent of the land area and 11 percent of the population of the MSA.

8. In the United States, which of the following is most likely to have the largest area?
Metropolitan statistical area
County
Large city
Urbanized area
Micropolitan statistical area
Answer: A
Difficulty Level: 3
Text Reference: 13.3
U.S. Geography Standard: 3, 9, 12, & 18
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Learning Outcome 13.10: Describe how metropolitan areas contain many local governments and overlap with each other.
Explanation:
MSAs account for an urban area’s extensive zone of influence, e.g., commuting.

9. The ______________ model holds that cities expand outward in circular rings.
concentric zone
edge city
sector
multiple nuclei
peripheral

10. FIGURE 13-9 CONCENTRIC ZONE MODEL According to this model, a city grows in a series of rings that surround the central business district.

11. The ______________ model holds that cities expand outward in circular rings.
concentric zone
edge city
sector
multiple nuclei
peripheral
Answer: A
Difficulty Level: 2
Text Reference: 13.2
U.S. Geography Standard: 3, 9, 11, 12, & 18
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Learning Outcome 13.3: Describe the concentric zone model.
Explanation:
Other urban models suggest that cities grow in sectors and discrete nuclei.

12. Dwelling patterns in less-developed countries:
vary dramatically based on ancient cultural practices.
tend to be similar to European cities.
tend to be similar to American cities.
are strongly regulated by governments.
lead to strong intermixing of rich and poor in the city centers.

13. Dwelling patterns in less-developed countries:
vary dramatically based on ancient cultural practices.
tend to be similar to European cities.
tend to be similar to American cities.
are strongly regulated by governments.
lead to strong intermixing of rich and poor in the city centers.
Explanation:
Most LDC cities have a colonial past and, like European cities, the poor and worker predominate in the suburbs.
Answer: B
Difficulty Level: 3
Text Reference: 13.2
U.S. Geography Standard: 3, 9, 11, & 12
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Learning Outcome 13.7: Describe how the three models explain patterns in cities outside of North America.

14. FIGURE MODEL OF A LATIN AMERICAN CITY Wealthy people live in the inner city and a sector extending along a commercial spine. (Adapted from Larry R. Ford, “A New and Improved Model of Latin American City Structure,” Geographical Review 86 (1996): 438. Used by permission of the publisher.)

15. In Latin American cities, the very poor tend to live:
on the periphery of the city.
in the central business district.
in narrow corridors radiating out from the central business district.
in a ring that immediately surrounds the central business district.
in edge cities physically separated from large cities.

16. In Latin American cities, the very poor tend to live:
on the periphery of the city.
in the central business district.
in narrow corridors radiating out from the central business district.
in a ring that immediately surrounds the central business district.
in edge cities physically separated from large cities.
Answer: A
Difficulty Level: 3
Text Reference: 13.2
U.S. Geography Standard: 3, 9, 11, & 12
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Learning Outcome 13.7: Describe how the three models help explain patterns in cities outside of North America.
Explanation:
Like other cities in LDCs, the poor cluster on the margins in squatter settlements.

17. The illegal process by which banks identify urban areas in which they will not make residential loans is called:
urban renewal.
black-listing.
filtering.
green-belting.
redlining.

18. The illegal process by which banks identify urban areas in which they will not make residential loans is called:
urban renewal.
black-listing.
filtering.
green-belting.
redlining.
Answer: E
Difficulty Level: 2
Text Reference: 13.4
U.S. Geography Standard: 3, 11, 12, & 18
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Learning Outcome: N/A
Explanation:
The Community Reinvestment Act requires banks to demonstrate that loans are fairly distributed throughout their service area.

19. The process by which an inner-city neighborhood is renovated and attracts middle-class residents is called:
annexation.
gentrification.
public housing.
redlining.
urbanization.

20. The process by which an inner-city neighborhood is renovated and attracts middle-class residents is called:
annexation.
gentrification.
public housing.
redlining.
urbanization.
Answer: B
Difficulty Level: 2
Text Reference: 13.4
U.S. Geography Standard: 3, 9, 11, 12, & 18
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Learning Outcome: N/A
Explanation:
Renovated housing stock leads to higher tax receipts for cities as well as higher rents that in turn displace poorer residents.

21. Polls in the United States show that most people prefer to live in:
city centers.
rural areas.
small towns.
suburbs.
any place that is within 5 miles of work.

22. Polls in the United States show that most people prefer to live in:
city centers.
rural areas.
small towns.
suburbs.
any place that is within 5 miles of work.
Answer: D
Difficulty Level: 2
Text Reference: 13.3
U.S. Geography Standard: 3 & 12
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Learning Outcome 13.11: Identify historical and contemporary patterns of suburban expansion.
Explanation:
Suburbs are widely perceived to offer a host of amenities and benefits

23. In the United States, local government can best be described as:
consolidated.
fragmented.
national.
unitary.
urbanized.

24. In the United States, local government can best be described as:
consolidated.
fragmented.
national.
unitary.
urbanized.
Answer: B
Difficulty Level: 2
Text Reference: 13.3
U.S. Geography Standard: 3, 11, & 12
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Learning Outcome 13.10: Describe how metropolitan areas contain many local governments and overlap with each other.
Explanation:
There are thousands of general and special purpose governmental units across the country.

25. In the sector model, a city grows in a series
of________ that extend from the Central Business District.
Individual nodes
Wedges
Centers
Rings
Hexagons

26. FIGURE SECTOR MODEL According to this model, a city grows in a series of wedges or corridors, which extend out from the central business district.

27. In the sector model, a city grows in a series
of________ that extend from the Central Business District.
Individual nodes
Wedges
Centers
Rings
Hexagons
Answer: B
Difficulty Level: 2
Text Reference: 13.2
U.S. Geography Standard: 11
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Learning Outcome 13.4: Describe the sector model.
Explanation:
Different sectors of the city expand outward from the CBD in a series of corridors.

28. The Pacific Northwest primarily generates electricity from
Coal
Natural gas
Nuclear
Hydroelectric
Wind power

29. FIGURE 13-41 ELECTRICITY BY U. S
FIGURE ELECTRICITY BY U.S. STATE Dependency on nonrenewable and polluting fossil fuels to generate electricity varies widely among states.

30. The Pacific Northwest primarily generates electricity from
Coal
Natural gas
Nuclear
Hydroelectric
Wind power
Answer: D
Difficulty Level: 3
Text Reference: 13.3
U.S. Geography Standard: 16
Bloom's Taxonomy: Analysis
Learning Outcome: N/A
Explanation:
The Pacific Northwest has dams on many of their rivers.