Question 1

If a country's largest city has 1,000,000 inhabitants and the second largest city has 200,000 inhabitants, the country follows what distribution?

Accepted Answer

A)  central place 
B)  economic base 
C)  primate city 
D)  rank-size 
E)  equidistant 
A)  central place 
B)  economic base 
C)  primate city 
D)  rank-size 
E)  equidistant

Question 2

A central place is a

Accepted Answer

A)  hinterland. 
B)  market center. 
C)  range of a good. 
D)  rank-size distribution. 
E)  hexagonal settlement. 
A)  hinterland. 
B)  market center. 
C)  range of a good. 
D)  rank-size distribution. 
E)  hexagonal settlement.

Question 3

Describe some of the different kinds of services evident on your university or college campus. Do these comprise a major part of the economic base of your area? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

On our university campus, there are a va

Question 4

-An analysis of this map of global cities indicates that

Accepted Answer

A)  Chicago is ranked above Sao Paulo. 
B)  New York City is ranked below London. 
C)  Sao Paulo is ranked above Chicago. 
D)  Moscow is ranked above Sao Paulo. 
E)  Cairo is ranked above Beijing. 
A)  Chicago is ranked above Sao Paulo. 
B)  New York City is ranked below London. 
C)  Sao Paulo is ranked above Chicago. 
D)  Moscow is ranked above Sao Paulo. 
E)  Cairo is ranked above Beijing.

Question 5

-This map of offshore financial centers indicates that

Accepted Answer

A)  Gibraltar is an independent microstate that is also an offshore banking center. 
B)  New Zealand is an independent microstate that is also an offshore banking center. 
C)  Mauritius is an independent microstate that is also an offshore banking center. 
D)  Mauritius is a dependency that is also an offshore banking center. 
E)  there are more offshore banking centers in Asia than in the Caribbean. 
A)  Gibraltar is an independent microstate that is also an offshore banking center. 
B)  New Zealand is an independent microstate that is also an offshore banking center. 
C)  Mauritius is an independent microstate that is also an offshore banking center. 
D)  Mauritius is a dependency that is also an offshore banking center. 
E)  there are more offshore banking centers in Asia than in the Caribbean.

Question 6

Which of the following is considered to be a hearth of urban settlement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rome 
B)  North Africa 
C)  southern Africa 
D)  Australia 
E)  Mesopotamia 
A)  Rome 
B)  North Africa 
C)  southern Africa 
D)  Australia 
E)  Mesopotamia

Question 7

The most significant impact that Great Britain's enclosure movement made on the rural landscape was to

Accepted Answer

A)  produce more of a dispersed rural settlement pattern. 
B)  reinforce the traditional clustered rural settlement pattern. 
C)  discourage urbanization. 
D)  increase the rural population. 
E)  improve transportation. 
A)  produce more of a dispersed rural settlement pattern. 
B)  reinforce the traditional clustered rural settlement pattern. 
C)  discourage urbanization. 
D)  increase the rural population. 
E)  improve transportation.

Question 8

The city-state is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  an early form of rural settlement. 
B)  a state dominated by its major city. 
C)  a functional region. 
D)  a local government of the Roman Empire. 
E)  diffuse political functions. 
A)  an early form of rural settlement. 
B)  a state dominated by its major city. 
C)  a functional region. 
D)  a local government of the Roman Empire. 
E)  diffuse political functions.

Question 9

The gravity model predicts that the optimal location of a service is

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A)  directly related to the number of people and services in the area and inversely related to the lengths of highways and railways that access it. 
B)  directly related to the range in the area and inversely related to the hinterland. 
C)  directly related to the number of people in the area and inversely related to the distance people must travel to access it. 
D)  directly related to the median of people in the area and inversely related to the meridian of people who travel to access it. 
E)  directly related to the distance people must travel and inversely related to the number of people in the area. 
A)  directly related to the number of people and services in the area and inversely related to the lengths of highways and railways that access it. 
B)  directly related to the range in the area and inversely related to the hinterland. 
C)  directly related to the number of people in the area and inversely related to the distance people must travel to access it. 
D)  directly related to the median of people in the area and inversely related to the meridian of people who travel to access it. 
E)  directly related to the distance people must travel and inversely related to the number of people in the area.

Question 10

Global cities are identified and ranked by a combination of

Accepted Answer

A)  economic, political, cultural, and infrastructure factors. 
B)  economic, service, industrial, and infrastructure factors. 
C)  central place theory and gravity models. 
D)  hinterland models. 
E)  political and infrastructure factors. 
A)  economic, political, cultural, and infrastructure factors. 
B)  economic, service, industrial, and infrastructure factors. 
C)  central place theory and gravity models. 
D)  hinterland models. 
E)  political and infrastructure factors.

Question 11

-This map of the percentage living in urban settlements indicates that in the following countries, less than half of the people live in urban areas:

Accepted Answer

A)  South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, and Libya. 
B)  Mexico, India, China, Saudi Arabia, and Libya. 
C)  Niger, Chad, the Central African Republic, Kenya, Tanzania, and China. 
D)  Niger, Chad, the Central African Republic, India, Australia, and South Africa. 
E)  France, Germany, Romania, Russia, and Bulgaria. 
A)  South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, and Libya. 
B)  Mexico, India, China, Saudi Arabia, and Libya. 
C)  Niger, Chad, the Central African Republic, Kenya, Tanzania, and China. 
D)  Niger, Chad, the Central African Republic, India, Australia, and South Africa. 
E)  France, Germany, Romania, Russia, and Bulgaria.

Question 12

Most inhabitants of developing countries live in urban areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

-According to this map, at least a dozen cities in the United States have populations exceeding two million people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Higher social heterogeneity in urban settlements means that

Accepted Answer

A)  the people you know socially are probably the same ones you see at work. 
B)  the people are more alike than in rural settlements. 
C)  people compete for limited space. 
D)  there are many different kinds of people in cities. 
E)  people play a specialized role in the urban economy. 
A)  the people you know socially are probably the same ones you see at work. 
B)  the people are more alike than in rural settlements. 
C)  people compete for limited space. 
D)  there are many different kinds of people in cities. 
E)  people play a specialized role in the urban economy.

Question 15

In recent decades growth in employment in the United States has come from the primary and secondary sectors, while the tertiary sector has declined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Imagine that for whatever reasons you wished to dramatically increase the rate of urbanization in a developing country. How would you do this? Use one country as a specific case as you discuss ways in which urbanization could be dramatically increased, and cite evidence from the textbook to reinforce your ideas.

Accepted Answer

To dramatically increase the rate of urb

Question 17

The hierarchical listing of settlements by size is known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  primate city. 
B)  economic base. 
C)  gravity model. 
D)  rank-size rule. 
E)  nesting of settlements. 
A)  primate city. 
B)  economic base. 
C)  gravity model. 
D)  rank-size rule. 
E)  nesting of settlements.

Question 18

Why does urbanization change the proportion of people employed in the various sectors of the economy? Which sector is concentrated in world cities? Why?

Accepted Answer

Urbanization changes the proportion of p

Question 19

Linear settlement patterns were brought to North America by the French.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The fall of the Roman Empire in the fifth century A.D. brought about what change in urban settlements?

Accepted Answer

A)  development of city-states 
B)  rapid urbanization 
C)  reduction in urban population 
D)  revival of urban life 
E)  increased trade 
A)  development of city-states 
B)  rapid urbanization 
C)  reduction in urban population 
D)  revival of urban life 
E)  increased trade

If a country's largest city has 1,000,000 inhabitants and the second largest city has 200,000 inhabitants, the country follows what distribution?

A central place is a

Describe some of the different kinds of services evident on your university or college campus. Do these comprise a major part of the economic base of your area? Why or why not?

-An analysis of this map of global cities indicates that

-This map of offshore financial centers indicates that

Which of the following is considered to be a hearth of urban settlement?

The most significant impact that Great Britain's enclosure movement made on the rural landscape was to

The city-state is an example of

The gravity model predicts that the optimal location of a service is

Global cities are identified and ranked by a combination of

-This map of the percentage living in urban settlements indicates that in the following countries, less than half of the people live in urban areas:

Most inhabitants of developing countries live in urban areas.

-According to this map, at least a dozen cities in the United States have populations exceeding two million people.

Higher social heterogeneity in urban settlements means that

In recent decades growth in employment in the United States has come from the primary and secondary sectors, while the tertiary sector has declined.

The hierarchical listing of settlements by size is known as the

Why does urbanization change the proportion of people employed in the various sectors of the economy? Which sector is concentrated in world cities? Why?

Linear settlement patterns were brought to North America by the French.

The fall of the Roman Empire in the fifth century A.D. brought about what change in urban settlements?

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If a country's largest city has 1,000,000 inhabitants and the second largest city has 200,000 inhabitants, the country follows what distribution?

A central place is a

Describe some of the different kinds of services evident on your university or college campus. Do these comprise a major part of the economic base of your area? Why or why not?

-An analysis of this map of global cities indicates that

-This map of offshore financial centers indicates that

Which of the following is considered to be a hearth of urban settlement?

The most significant impact that Great Britain's enclosure movement made on the rural landscape was to

The city-state is an example of

The gravity model predicts that the optimal location of a service is

Global cities are identified and ranked by a combination of

-This map of the percentage living in urban settlements indicates that in the following countries, less than half of the people live in urban areas:

Most inhabitants of developing countries live in urban areas.

-According to this map, at least a dozen cities in the United States have populations exceeding two million people.

Higher social heterogeneity in urban settlements means that

In recent decades growth in employment in the United States has come from the primary and secondary sectors, while the tertiary sector has declined.

The hierarchical listing of settlements by size is known as the

Why does urbanization change the proportion of people employed in the various sectors of the economy? Which sector is concentrated in world cities? Why?

Linear settlement patterns were brought to North America by the French.

The fall of the Roman Empire in the fifth century A.D. brought about what change in urban settlements?

Basic Concepts

Population and Health

Migration

Folk and Popular Culture

Languages

Religions

Ethnicities

Political Geography

Development

Food and Agriculture

Industry and Manufacturing

Urban Patterns

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