Question 1

What sector no longer has a significant presence in the central business district (CBD)?

Accepted Answer

A)  finance 
B)  transportation networks 
C)  government 
D)  manufacturing 
E)  other business services such as advertising, journalism, and law 
A)  finance 
B)  transportation networks 
C)  government 
D)  manufacturing 
E)  other business services such as advertising, journalism, and law D

Question 2

The three models describing the internal social structure of cities were developed in this city.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sacramento 
B)  New York City 
C)  Seattle 
D)  Chicago 
E)  Boston 
A)  Sacramento 
B)  New York City 
C)  Seattle 
D)  Chicago 
E)  Boston D

Question 3

Which of the following best explains the Griffin-Ford Model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cities in developing countries contained a complex mix of ethnic groups show evidence that rich and poor tend to congregate to separate areas. 
B)  Mexican cities grew so rapidly during the 20ᵗʰ century that the needed infrastructure for the wealthy could only be developed if the elite class all congregated to one area. 
C)  Global cities tend to form concentric rings of businesses, services, and offices where the wealthy tend to relocate 
D)  In Latin American cities, wealthy people push out from the center in a well-defined elite residential sector and form along a strip of infrastructure that is important to the wealthy. 
E)  Global cities tend to have predictable distribution of the wealthy. 
A)  Cities in developing countries contained a complex mix of ethnic groups show evidence that rich and poor tend to congregate to separate areas. 
B)  Mexican cities grew so rapidly during the 20ᵗʰ century that the needed infrastructure for the wealthy could only be developed if the elite class all congregated to one area. 
C)  Global cities tend to form concentric rings of businesses, services, and offices where the wealthy tend to relocate 
D)  In Latin American cities, wealthy people push out from the center in a well-defined elite residential sector and form along a strip of infrastructure that is important to the wealthy. 
E)  Global cities tend to have predictable distribution of the wealthy. D

Question 4

This is the process by which middle-class people move into deteriorated inner-city neighborhoods and renovate the housing.

Accepted Answer

A)  gentrification 
B)  gerrymandering 
C)  redlining 
D)  annexation 
E)  kleptocracy 
A)  gentrification 
B)  gerrymandering 
C)  redlining 
D)  annexation 
E)  kleptocracy

Question 5

The process of legally adding land area to a city is called ________.Today,U.S.cities rarely annex peripheral land because the ________ prefer to be ________ of the central city.

Accepted Answer

A)  city expansion; political leaders; independent 
B)  annexation; residence; legally independent 
C)  common good; political leaders; a part 
D)  city expansion; towns; a part 
E)  annexation; towns; recipients of the services 
A)  city expansion; political leaders; independent 
B)  annexation; residence; legally independent 
C)  common good; political leaders; a part 
D)  city expansion; towns; a part 
E)  annexation; towns; recipients of the services

Question 6

In European cities,many residents of the dreary suburbs are ________ who face discrimination and prejudice.

Accepted Answer

A)  native Europeans who wish to preserve their ancient traditions but 
B)  persons of color or recent immigrants from Africa or Asia 
C)  immigrants from northern Europe 
D)  immigrants from Russia and Poland, as well as other parts of Eastern Europe, 
E)  None of the above 
A)  native Europeans who wish to preserve their ancient traditions but 
B)  persons of color or recent immigrants from Africa or Asia 
C)  immigrants from northern Europe 
D)  immigrants from Russia and Poland, as well as other parts of Eastern Europe, 
E)  None of the above

Question 7

In the United States,what 20ᵗʰ century trend is being somewhat reversed in the 21ˢᵗ century concerning Central Business Districts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Finance institutions are returning to the CBD. 
B)  People are returning to live in the CBD. 
C)  Rent is becoming cheaper again in the CBD. 
D)  The CBD is now the focal point for the CBD. 
E)  Business services have returned to the CBD. 
A)  Finance institutions are returning to the CBD. 
B)  People are returning to live in the CBD. 
C)  Rent is becoming cheaper again in the CBD. 
D)  The CBD is now the focal point for the CBD. 
E)  Business services have returned to the CBD.

Question 8

All of the following are differences of European CBDs as compared to the U.S.CBDs except

Accepted Answer

A)  more people live in CBDs. 
B)  more day-to-day consumer services in the CBDs. 
C)  narrow streets and low-rise structures. 
D)  contains financial services. 
E)  poor people more likely to live in outer rings. 
A)  more people live in CBDs. 
B)  more day-to-day consumer services in the CBDs. 
C)  narrow streets and low-rise structures. 
D)  contains financial services. 
E)  poor people more likely to live in outer rings.

Question 9

A shopping mall is built by a developer,who buys the land,builds the structures,and leases space to merchants.The key to a successful large shopping mall is the inclusion of one or more

Accepted Answer

A)  anchors. 
B)  tall buildings. 
C)  food vendors. 
D)  clothing stores. 
E)  government services. 
A)  anchors. 
B)  tall buildings. 
C)  food vendors. 
D)  clothing stores. 
E)  government services.

Question 10

If you are going to study where immigrants are likely to live when arriving to Paris,what model would you likely use?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sectors model 
B)  Concentric zones model 
C)  Multiple nuclei model 
D)  Residences model 
E)  Relocation model 
A)  Sectors model 
B)  Concentric zones model 
C)  Multiple nuclei model 
D)  Residences model 
E)  Relocation model

Question 11

Which of the following is not true about motor vehicles in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are more motor vehicles than licensed drivers. 
B)  More than 95% of U.S. households have a motor vehicle. 
C)  An average city allocates about 10% of its land to roads and parking lots. 
D)  The U.S. government pays for the vast majority of limited-access, high-speed interstate highways. 
E)  The U.S. has policies to keep the price of gasoline below the level found in Europe. 
A)  There are more motor vehicles than licensed drivers. 
B)  More than 95% of U.S. households have a motor vehicle. 
C)  An average city allocates about 10% of its land to roads and parking lots. 
D)  The U.S. government pays for the vast majority of limited-access, high-speed interstate highways. 
E)  The U.S. has policies to keep the price of gasoline below the level found in Europe.

Question 12

Approximately ________ percent of Americans live in urbanized areas.

Accepted Answer

A)  90 
B)  70 
C)  50 
D)  40 
E)  30 
A)  90 
B)  70 
C)  50 
D)  40 
E)  30

Question 13

Geographers Griffin and Ford show that in Latin American cities,wealthy people

Accepted Answer

A)  push out from the center in a well-defined elite residential sector. 
B)  push into the center in a well-defined elite residential sector. 
C)  have always lived exclusively in the center. 
D)  have always lived in the peripheries away from the center. 
E)  abhor the city center because of the high marginal tax rates. 
A)  push out from the center in a well-defined elite residential sector. 
B)  push into the center in a well-defined elite residential sector. 
C)  have always lived exclusively in the center. 
D)  have always lived in the peripheries away from the center. 
E)  abhor the city center because of the high marginal tax rates.

Question 14

Briefly describe the characteristics of the concentric zone model.

Accepted Answer

The concentric zone model was created by

Question 15

Which of the following is not true of annexation in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rules concerning annexation vary among states. 
B)  Normally, land cannot be annexed into a city even if a majority of residents in the affected area vote in favor of doing so. 
C)  Peripheral residents generally desired annexation in the nineteenth century, because the city offered better services, such as water supply, sewage disposal, and trash pickup. 
D)  Today's cities are surrounded by a collection of suburban jurisdictions whose residents prefer to remain legally independent of the large city. 
E)  As U.S. cities grew rapidly in the nineteenth century, the legal boundaries frequently changed to accommodate newly developed areas. 
A)  Rules concerning annexation vary among states. 
B)  Normally, land cannot be annexed into a city even if a majority of residents in the affected area vote in favor of doing so. 
C)  Peripheral residents generally desired annexation in the nineteenth century, because the city offered better services, such as water supply, sewage disposal, and trash pickup. 
D)  Today's cities are surrounded by a collection of suburban jurisdictions whose residents prefer to remain legally independent of the large city. 
E)  As U.S. cities grew rapidly in the nineteenth century, the legal boundaries frequently changed to accommodate newly developed areas.

Question 16

Geographers C.D.Harris and E.L.Ullman developed the ________ model in 1945.

Accepted Answer

A)  concentric model 
B)  sector model 
C)  multiple nuclei model 
D)  adaptive concentric model 
E)  successive hierarchy model 
A)  concentric model 
B)  sector model 
C)  multiple nuclei model 
D)  adaptive concentric model 
E)  successive hierarchy model

Question 17

Compare colonial and post-colonial Latin American cities.

Accepted Answer

When Europeans gained control of Latin A

Question 18

The U.S.government paid 90 percent of the cost of limited-access

Accepted Answer

A)  nuclear-powered passenger ships and barges. 
B)  major airports to support the struggling airline industry. 
C)  subway and light rail systems in urban areas. 
D)  high-speed interstate highways. 
E)  passenger trains. 
A)  nuclear-powered passenger ships and barges. 
B)  major airports to support the struggling airline industry. 
C)  subway and light rail systems in urban areas. 
D)  high-speed interstate highways. 
E)  passenger trains.

Question 19

Cities in developing countries containing a complex mix of ethnic groups show evidence of which urban structure model?

Accepted Answer

A)  multiple nuclei 
B)  concentric zones 
C)  Griffin-Ford model 
D)  informal settings 
E)  sectors 
A)  multiple nuclei 
B)  concentric zones 
C)  Griffin-Ford model 
D)  informal settings 
E)  sectors

Question 20

Briefly describe the multiple nuclei model for the internal social structure of cities.

Accepted Answer

The multiple nuclei model was developed

What sector no longer has a significant presence in the central business district (CBD)?

The three models describing the internal social structure of cities were developed in this city.

Which of the following best explains the Griffin-Ford Model?

This is the process by which middle-class people move into deteriorated inner-city neighborhoods and renovate the housing.

The process of legally adding land area to a city is called .Today,U.S.cities rarely annex peripheral land because the prefer to be of the central city.

In European cities,many residents of the dreary suburbs are ________ who face discrimination and prejudice.

In the United States,what 20ᵗʰ century trend is being somewhat reversed in the 21ˢᵗ century concerning Central Business Districts?

All of the following are differences of European CBDs as compared to the U.S.CBDs except

A shopping mall is built by a developer,who buys the land,builds the structures,and leases space to merchants.The key to a successful large shopping mall is the inclusion of one or more

If you are going to study where immigrants are likely to live when arriving to Paris,what model would you likely use?

Which of the following is not true about motor vehicles in the United States?

Approximately ________ percent of Americans live in urbanized areas.

Geographers Griffin and Ford show that in Latin American cities,wealthy people

Briefly describe the characteristics of the concentric zone model.

Which of the following is not true of annexation in the U.S.?

Geographers C.D.Harris and E.L.Ullman developed the ________ model in 1945.

Compare colonial and post-colonial Latin American cities.

The U.S.government paid 90 percent of the cost of limited-access

Cities in developing countries containing a complex mix of ethnic groups show evidence of which urban structure model?

Briefly describe the multiple nuclei model for the internal social structure of cities.

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What sector no longer has a significant presence in the central business district (CBD)?

The three models describing the internal social structure of cities were developed in this city.

Which of the following best explains the Griffin-Ford Model?

This is the process by which middle-class people move into deteriorated inner-city neighborhoods and renovate the housing.

The process of legally adding land area to a city is called ________.Today,U.S.cities rarely annex peripheral land because the ________ prefer to be ________ of the central city.

In European cities,many residents of the dreary suburbs are ________ who face discrimination and prejudice.

In the United States,what 20ᵗʰ century trend is being somewhat reversed in the 21ˢᵗ century concerning Central Business Districts?

All of the following are differences of European CBDs as compared to the U.S.CBDs except

A shopping mall is built by a developer,who buys the land,builds the structures,and leases space to merchants.The key to a successful large shopping mall is the inclusion of one or more

If you are going to study where immigrants are likely to live when arriving to Paris,what model would you likely use?

Which of the following is not true about motor vehicles in the United States?

Approximately ________ percent of Americans live in urbanized areas.

Geographers Griffin and Ford show that in Latin American cities,wealthy people

Briefly describe the characteristics of the concentric zone model.

Which of the following is not true of annexation in the U.S.?

Geographers C.D.Harris and E.L.Ullman developed the ________ model in 1945.

Compare colonial and post-colonial Latin American cities.

The U.S.government paid 90 percent of the cost of limited-access

Cities in developing countries containing a complex mix of ethnic groups show evidence of which urban structure model?

Briefly describe the multiple nuclei model for the internal social structure of cities.

This Is Geography

Population and Health

Migration

Folk and Popular Culture

Languages

Religions

Ethnicities

Political Geography

Development

Food and Agriculture

Industry

Services and Settlements

Resource Issues

Filters

The process of legally adding land area to a city is called .Today,U.S.cities rarely annex peripheral land because the prefer to be of the central city.