Question 1

The Caymans have only ________ inhabitants,but there are ________ companies there,including several hundred banks and the world's four largest legal and accounting firms.

Accepted Answer

A)  300,000; 200,000 
B)  220,000; 110,000 
C)  120,000; 50,000 
D)  60,000; 90,000 
E)  40,000; 70,000

Question 2

The percentage of people living in cities increased from 3 percent in 1800 to about ________ percent in 1950.

Accepted Answer

A)  90 
B)  60 
C)  40 
D)  30 
E)  15

Question 3

Which of the following is the least relevant to the concept of threshold?

Accepted Answer

A)  Movie theaters have different thresholds for different sizes of theatres. 
B)  Large supermarkets need to be in an area where at least 25,000 people can get there within 15 minutes. 
C)  A department store also has gas stations. 
D)  Analysis is performed to determine average travel times to different parts of the city. 
E)  A survey is conducted to understand what the average income is of nearby neighborhood.

Question 4

According to (Figures 12.7.4 and 12.7.5 in the text) scientist and professionals

Accepted Answer

A)  are evenly distributed among the major cities in the United States. 
B)  gravitate towards rural cities. 
C)  are not distributed uniformly among cities. 
D)  are concentrated in the more politically liberal states. 
E)  are concentrated in the areas where they went to school.

Question 5

Generally,if the settlement hierarchy does not graph as a straight line,then the society does not have

Accepted Answer

A)  an urbanized enough population. 
B)  a rank-size distribution of settlements. 
C)  enough cities for the people to have a good standard of living. 
D)  any problems with crime and homelessness. 
E)  a migration problem.

Question 6

Which of the following will a company in the U.S.not typically outsource to a developing country?

Accepted Answer

A)  payroll management 
B)  processing insurance claims 
C)  transcription work 
D)  customer service phone banks 
E)  legal representation in the U.S.

Question 7

The first permanent settlements may have been a place for

Accepted Answer

A)  nomads to bury and honor their dead. 
B)  political leaders. 
C)  business services. 
D)  grain repositories. 
E)  domesticating animals.

Question 8

Originally called Byzantium,and now known as Istanbul,________ became the world's largest settlement after the decline of Rome,and remained the largest settlement for most of the next 1,000 years.

Accepted Answer

A)  Baghdad 
B)  Tehran 
C)  Damascus 
D)  Constantinople 
E)  Mecca

Question 9

In the U.S.,the financial sector provides about ________ percent of all jobs.

Accepted Answer

A)  6 
B)  14 
C)  23 
D)  30 
E)  42

Question 10

New York's population swelled with the arrival of millions of immigrants,especially during

Accepted Answer

A)  the second world war. 
B)  the first world war. 
C)  the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. 
D)  the late seventeenth and early nineteenth centuries. 
E)  the last 30 years.

Question 11

A clustered rural settlement typically does not include

Accepted Answer

A)  homes, barns, tool sheds. 
B)  farm structures, schools. 
C)  religious structures, shops. 
D)  allocated strips of land to each person. 
E)  police departments.

Question 12

Most rural settlements in the United States are

Accepted Answer

A)  clustered. 
B)  dispersed. 
C)  linear. 
D)  clustered circular. 
E)  enclosed.

Question 13

Briefly discuss the three types of services.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Briefly discuss the three types of services....

Question 14

The ________ is the minimum number of people needed to support the service.

Accepted Answer

A)  range 
B)  threshold 
C)  distance 
D)  hierarchy 
E)  law of equidistance

Question 15

A ________ is an agricultural based community in which a number of families live in close proximity to each other,with fields surrounding the collection of houses and farm buildings.

Accepted Answer

A)  clustered rural settlement 
B)  dispersed rural settlement 
C)  clustered linear rural settlement 
D)  clustered circular rural settlement 
E)  main street settlement

Question 16

The maximum distance people are willing to travel to use a service is called

Accepted Answer

A)  zone of purchase. 
B)  range. 
C)  travel distance. 
D)  threshold. 
E)  market area.

Question 17

Which of the following do developing countries specialize in?

Accepted Answer

A)  raw material production and high finance 
B)  offshore financial services and back office functions 
C)  high finance and transportation 
D)  transportation and manufacturing 
E)  medical tourism and banking

Question 18

Which of the following is most relevant to the concept of threshold?

Accepted Answer

A)  A department store has more than 50 employees. 
B)  A survey reveals that people are prepared to drive a 30 minutes to get to a department store. 
C)  A department store typically needs roughly 25,000 people living within a 15-minute radius. 
D)  A department store only carries female products. 
E)  A drugstore has a loyalty card that is extremely generous.

Question 19

This helps to explain the distribution of settlements of varying sizes in North Dakota.Larger settlements are fewer and farther apart,whereas smaller settlements are more frequent and closer together.

Accepted Answer

A)  rank-size rule 
B)  range 
C)  central place theory 
D)  primate city rule 
E)  range of service rule

Question 20

Attracting talented individuals is important for a city because these individuals are

Accepted Answer

A)  those who make the city famous. 
B)  responsible for promoting economic innovation. 
C)  those who pay taxes. 
D)  those who run for political office. 
E)  responsible for the high-tech jobs created.

Exam 12: Services and Settlements

The Caymans have only inhabitants,but there are companies there,including several hundred banks and the world's four largest legal and accounting firms.