In the Harris and Ullman multiple-nuclei model, which of these would explain WHY a city lacks a central business district?
In the Harris and Ullman multiple-nuclei model, which of these would explain WHY a city lacks a central business district?
THIS is your first TRULY timed test - you have 45 mins to do 45 questions!
Which of the following is the RESULT of the shift of industry to developing countries over time? For example - when American factories began to move to places like Mexico after NAFTA made such a move more profitable?
How did the British 2nd Agricultural Revolution impact the Industrial Revolution in that country?
Wallerstein's World-System Theory provided what commercial advantage to core countries in Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries?
Weber's Least Cost Theory is used to explain the location of manufacturing plants. Which three factors accounted for the placement of these plants in this theory?
We have touched on the importance of women to society in pretty much every unit. Which statement correctly describes the role of women in the labor force?
Which of the following world regions has the lowest HDI because of a lack of educational opportunities for women? Remember that HDI includes SOCIAL factors as well as economic ones.
Which of these factors is most likely to prevent a subsistence economy from advancing to a more industrial economy?
How did the Industrial Revolution transform Western society?
Which of the following fuel sources would be least likely to indicate a movement towards sustainability for the future?
When thinking of world cities like New York, Tokyo, London and Paris - which of the following statements is true?
In the Harris and Ullman multiple-nuclei model, which of these would explain WHY a city lacks a central business district?
Which statement describes HOW the Burgess Concentric Zone City Model allows for urban citizens to move up socially and economically?
According to the Hoyt Sector Model - why does a city grow outward from it's center?
Which of the following BEST explains why New York City has more specialty stores than do smaller urban areas in the United States. (specialty stores "specialize" or offer goods that many might not be able to afford)
Which improvement can increase the sustainability of large urban areas with sprawling suburbs?
Thinking about the Latin American City Model, the African City Model, and the SE Asian City Model - they all share one commonality. What is that common element?
Which statement explains how the practice of redlining led to the segregation of neighborhoods in the United States in the 1950s?
In many core countries today - multinational manufacturing companies that do tertiary and quaternary work - will often move their headquarters and factories to other countries in a process called:
New York City and Los Angeles are approximately 3000 miles apart. However, they are connected on an economic and cultural level. Which statement explains this connectedness?
In Weber's Least Cost Theory - agglomeration occurs because:
Which of these factors has played the smallest role in the growth of the suburbs in the United States?
A list of the top ten largest cities of the world would have which of the following characteristics?
The eastern seaboard of the United States has a long stretch of urbanized landscape from Washington DC to Boston. This represents what type of urban location?
In London in England, and some other European cities, these have been created as a way to preserve farmland, and keep some land undeveloped - as a part of using smart growth policies. They prevent urban sprawl.
Megacities across the globe in 2010 were distributed according to the map shown below.
The map here reflects megacities in 2010, what is the projected change to these megacities by 2100?
Suzy is a waitress in a small town. Waitressing is a job within the ___ sector.
When studying urban areas, geographers will often use census data - looking for information not only on the size of populations, but on their composition. Census data best represents ___ data.
Redlining, blockbusting, and restrictive covenants - are all associated with the urban problem of:
Poverty, homelessness and discrimination are problems for both the CORE and the PERIPHERY - but the creation of ____, unplanned housing areas with few (or no) public services like water, electric and sewar is more a PERIPHERY problem.
Which generalization does the image below support?
Which of the following refers to the minimum number of people required to support a business or service ? This is used both in the Gravity Model and Christaller.
A megacity is defined as a metropolitan area with a population greater than?
Which concept is MOST clearly demonstrated by the population information shown on the chart?
One distinguishing feature of the Harris and Ullman - Multiple Nuclei or Galactic City model is:
In the Latin American City Model - the SPINE (center - connecting CBD to the Mall)
Which of the following urban sustainability challenges DO WE NOT see in the Phoenix Metro?
The basic difference between GDP (gross domestic product) and GNP (gross national product) is:
Your city has a population of 60,500 people (in 2016), and is strongly integrated with its adjacent counties socially, and economically. It is best described as:
BONUS: The warehouse district of a city has recently been getting a second life as old factories and abandoned buildings have been renovated to be museums of modern art, restaurants, and rental properties. Tensions that arise during this transformation process are most likely rooted in what process?
BONUS: An area with one or mor abandoned factories - which have not been redeveloped is referred to as a/an:
BONUS: This poor little coyote was caught in the city of ____ - he was enjoying the refrigerator in a grocery store. I guess it was hot outside!
As new megacities emerge, which strategies will best support sustainable development? Please mark all that apply!