Question 1

The importance of defense

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A)  is a crucial factor in the shape of North American cities today. 
B)  promoted the development of gridiron cities. 
C)  explains the radiocentric shape of many cities. 
D)  was limited in medieval times. 
A)  is a crucial factor in the shape of North American cities today. 
B)  promoted the development of gridiron cities. 
C)  explains the radiocentric shape of many cities. 
D)  was limited in medieval times. C

Question 2

Urban ecology

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A)  was generated by Max Weber. 
B)  studies the urban environment. 
C)  draws from plant and animal ecology. 
D)  is the focus of central place theory. 
A)  was generated by Max Weber. 
B)  studies the urban environment. 
C)  draws from plant and animal ecology. 
D)  is the focus of central place theory. C

Question 3

A combination of geographic-climatic conditions and social-economic factors explains why cities are where they are.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The chief reason for the settlement, growth, and destruction of New Orleans has been

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A)  farming. 
B)  water. 
C)  industry. 
D)  technology. 
A)  farming. 
B)  water. 
C)  industry. 
D)  technology.

Question 5

The sector theory

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A)  focuses mostly on industrial land use. 
B)  states that cities contain pie-shaped districts rather than rings. 
C)  represents fashionable areas that tend to move inward toward the center of the city. 
D)  describes rich and poor areas that tend to blend with time. 
A)  focuses mostly on industrial land use. 
B)  states that cities contain pie-shaped districts rather than rings. 
C)  represents fashionable areas that tend to move inward toward the center of the city. 
D)  describes rich and poor areas that tend to blend with time.

Question 6

The development of gridiron cities is due mostly to

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A)  religious factors. 
B)  military factors. 
C)  ethnic factors. 
D)  economic factors. 
A)  religious factors. 
B)  military factors. 
C)  ethnic factors. 
D)  economic factors.

Question 7

Which of the following responses about GIS Mapping is accurate?

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A)  GIS mapping is a computer-based research tool. 
B)  GIS mapping will not provide information about the earth. 
C)  GIS mapping needs to be user-preloaded with maps. 
D)  GIS mapping doesn't need satellite assistance. 
A)  GIS mapping is a computer-based research tool. 
B)  GIS mapping will not provide information about the earth. 
C)  GIS mapping needs to be user-preloaded with maps. 
D)  GIS mapping doesn't need satellite assistance.

Question 8

In creating cities, human beings simply respond to the natural environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Today, factorial ecology is often considered the "state of the art" approach to understanding the shape of cities. What are the advantages of this approach? What are

Accepted Answer

Factorial ecology is considered the "sta

Question 10

A "social area" is

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A)  inhabited by people who share a predictable combination of characteristics. 
B)  the city district in which restaurants and entertainment facilities can be found. 
C)  highly representative of the overall population and land use. 
D)  unable to predict where groups will settle, or explain why groups settled 
A)  inhabited by people who share a predictable combination of characteristics. 
B)  the city district in which restaurants and entertainment facilities can be found. 
C)  highly representative of the overall population and land use. 
D)  unable to predict where groups will settle, or explain why groups settled

Question 11

Twenty-first-century Seattle, Washington, is described in the text as an) " " city.

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A)  exurban 
B)  suburban 
C)  environmental 
D)  break-of-bulk 
A)  exurban 
B)  suburban 
C)  environmental 
D)  break-of-bulk

Question 12

The invasion-succession movement refers to

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A)  the long history of wars of most cities. 
B)  the low level of education of recent immigrants. 
C)  the movement of social groups to different neighborhoods of the city. 
D)  the limited mobility for certain groups who wanted to move. 
A)  the long history of wars of most cities. 
B)  the low level of education of recent immigrants. 
C)  the movement of social groups to different neighborhoods of the city. 
D)  the limited mobility for certain groups who wanted to move.

Question 13

Gridiron cities promote communal lifestyles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A look at the most populous North American metropolises suggests that

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A)  cities tend to locate themselves toward the center of each state. 
B)  the railroads determined their location. 
C)  the majority are located on waterways. 
D)  defense was a crucial factor in determining their location. 
A)  cities tend to locate themselves toward the center of each state. 
B)  the railroads determined their location. 
C)  the majority are located on waterways. 
D)  defense was a crucial factor in determining their location.

Question 15

Along the New York State Thruway, spaced at least 75 miles apart, is Buffalo-Niagara Falls, Rochester, Syracuse, Utica-Rome, and Albany-Schenectady-Troy. Smaller cities space themselves out so as to not cut into each other's markets. This is the result of

Accepted Answer

A)  distance intervals. 
B)  space planning. 
C)  land development. 
D)  urban sectors. 
A)  distance intervals. 
B)  space planning. 
C)  land development. 
D)  urban sectors.

Question 16

The concentric zone hypothesis suggests that

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A)  cities grow outward in a series of concentric rings over time. 
B)  cities form a circle made of several pie-shaped sectors. 
C)  wealth decreases as one moves away from the city's center. 
D)  competition is denser in the central business district. 
A)  cities grow outward in a series of concentric rings over time. 
B)  cities form a circle made of several pie-shaped sectors. 
C)  wealth decreases as one moves away from the city's center. 
D)  competition is denser in the central business district.

Question 17

Rayner Banham has provided a vivid depiction of the Los Angeles area, identifying four basic "ecologies" including autopia, surfurbia, and the plains of

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A)  Ego. 
B)  Id. 
C)  Super Ego. 
D)  Super Id. 
A)  Ego. 
B)  Id. 
C)  Super Ego. 
D)  Super Id.

Question 18

A major issue with living away from the CBD is limited public transportation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Houston is an example of a break-of-bulk city.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The multiple nuclei theory

Accepted Answer

A)  gives strong support to the Chicago School of Urban Ecology. 
B)  suggests that, with time, manufacturing industries tend to concentrate in a specific
Area. 
C)  argues that as cities grow, they diversify and develop distinct sectors of activities. 
D)  help to predict the specific land use pattern of cities. 
A)  gives strong support to the Chicago School of Urban Ecology. 
B)  suggests that, with time, manufacturing industries tend to concentrate in a specific
Area. 
C)  argues that as cities grow, they diversify and develop distinct sectors of activities. 
D)  help to predict the specific land use pattern of cities.

The importance of defense

Urban ecology

A combination of geographic-climatic conditions and social-economic factors explains why cities are where they are.

The chief reason for the settlement, growth, and destruction of New Orleans has been

The sector theory

The development of gridiron cities is due mostly to

Which of the following responses about GIS Mapping is accurate?

In creating cities, human beings simply respond to the natural environment.

Today, factorial ecology is often considered the "state of the art" approach to understanding the shape of cities. What are the advantages of this approach? What are

A "social area" is

Twenty-first-century Seattle, Washington, is described in the text as an) " " city.

The invasion-succession movement refers to

Gridiron cities promote communal lifestyles.

A look at the most populous North American metropolises suggests that

Along the New York State Thruway, spaced at least 75 miles apart, is Buffalo-Niagara Falls, Rochester, Syracuse, Utica-Rome, and Albany-Schenectady-Troy. Smaller cities space themselves out so as to not cut into each other's markets. This is the result of

The concentric zone hypothesis suggests that

Rayner Banham has provided a vivid depiction of the Los Angeles area, identifying four basic "ecologies" including autopia, surfurbia, and the plains of

A major issue with living away from the CBD is limited public transportation.

Houston is an example of a break-of-bulk city.

The multiple nuclei theory

Exploring the City

Evolution of the Worlds Cities

Development of North American Cities

Urban Sociology: Classic and Modern Statements

Critical Urban Sociology: the City and Capitalism

The Context of Cities

Comparative Urbanism: the City and Culture

Stratification and Social Class: Urban and Suburban Lifestyles

Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: Urban Diversity

Housing, Education, Crime: Confronting Urban Problems

Global Urbanization

Urban Planning: Past, Present and Future

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Exam 6: Spatial Perspectives: Making Sense of Space

The importance of defense

Urban ecology

A combination of geographic-climatic conditions and social-economic factors explains why cities are where they are.

The chief reason for the settlement, growth, and destruction of New Orleans has been

The sector theory

The development of gridiron cities is due mostly to

Which of the following responses about GIS Mapping is accurate?

In creating cities, human beings simply respond to the natural environment.

Today, factorial ecology is often considered the "state of the art" approach to understanding the shape of cities. What are the advantages of this approach? What are

A "social area" is

Twenty-first-century Seattle, Washington, is described in the text as an) " " city.

The invasion-succession movement refers to

Gridiron cities promote communal lifestyles.

A look at the most populous North American metropolises suggests that

Along the New York State Thruway, spaced at least 75 miles apart, is Buffalo-Niagara Falls, Rochester, Syracuse, Utica-Rome, and Albany-Schenectady-Troy. Smaller cities space themselves out so as to not cut into each other's markets. This is the result of

The concentric zone hypothesis suggests that

Rayner Banham has provided a vivid depiction of the Los Angeles area, identifying four basic "ecologies" including autopia, surfurbia, and the plains of

A major issue with living away from the CBD is limited public transportation.

Houston is an example of a break-of-bulk city.

The multiple nuclei theory

Exploring the City

Evolution of the Worlds Cities

Development of North American Cities

Urban Sociology: Classic and Modern Statements

Critical Urban Sociology: the City and Capitalism

The Context of Cities

Comparative Urbanism: the City and Culture

Stratification and Social Class: Urban and Suburban Lifestyles

Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: Urban Diversity

Housing, Education, Crime: Confronting Urban Problems

Global Urbanization

Urban Planning: Past, Present and Future

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