Exam 7: Reading the City

__________ is a type of production characterized by large, vertically integrated companies employing mass-production techniques.

__________ theory suggests that as a city grows, it is differentiated into homogeneous areas or nuclei, but these nuclei do not necessarily form concentric zones or sectors.

The text observes that highways connecting the central city to the suburbs and beltways are a focus for intensive economic activity. These phenomena are referred to as