Models/Theories
Development
Industry
Services
3 Clues
100
The number of people needed to support a certain good or service is
What is threshold
100
Many of the poor on the periphery of cities in less developed countries live in areas known as
a) suburbs.
b) council estates.
c) public housing.
d) the zone in transition.
e) squatter settlements.
What is e) squatter settlements
100
In a simplified model of a city, the zone where retail and office activities are clustered is the
a) urbanized downtown area
b) central commerce zone
c) central business district
d) metropolitan statistical area
e) hub
What is c) central business district
100
According to the concentric zone model, a city develops in a series of
a) corridors.
b) nodes.
c) rings.
d) sectors.
e) quadrants.
What is c) rings
100
4 SEA
1 SA
1 Comma
MITI-V nations
200
The maximum distance people are willing to travel for a service is
What is range
200
An Urban settlement with a total population in excess of 10 million people is
What is megacity
200
What is the process for restoring abandoned industrial sites for reuse?
a) Inclusionary zoning
b) Scattered development
c) Brownfield remediation
d) Farmland conversion
e) Sustainable agriculture
What is c) Brownfield remediation
200
According to the sector model, the best housing is located in
a) a corridor from downtown to the edge of the city.
b) an outer ring surrounding the city.
c) nodes near universities and parks.
d) renovated inner-city neighborhoods.
e) gated communities.
What is a) a corridor from downtown to the edge of the city
200
Outsource
300
Which world city model shares basic structures of the Concentric Zone and Sector City Models and is characteristized by the "spine" that runs from the CBD through wealthy housing to commercial centers.
What is Latin American City Model.
300
Blockbusting led to what problem within cities in the U.S?
a) Air pollution
b) Brownfield contamination
c) Urban sprawl
d) Water pollution
e) White flight
What is e) White flight
300
As a result of high land costs, the American CBD is characterized by
a) less intensive land use.
b) the construction of skyscrapers.
c) suburban sprawl.
d) a high threshold and range.
e) the reuse of existing buildings.
What is b) the construction of skyscrapers
300
According to the multiple nuclei model, an airport is likely to attract nearby
a) hotels and warehouses.
b) residences and highways.
c) retail and wholesale shops.
d) universities and colleges.
e) hospitals and clinics.
What is a) hotels and warehouses
300
Big Brain
Stability
Grey
HDI
400
If a country's largest city has 1,000,000 inhabitants and the second largest city has 200,000 inhabitants, the country follows what distribution?
What is primate city
400
Which of the following was critical to the development of early cities?
a) agricultural surplus
b) industrial production
c) family relationships
d) religious orders
e) royal orders
What is a) agricultural surplus
400
Compared to the United Kingdom, the amount of sprawl in the United States is
a) greater.
b) less.
c) about the same.
d) better controlled.
e) declining.
What is a) greater
400
The multiple nuclei theory
a) involves four linked CBDs.
b) includes nodes such as a port, a university, airport, and a park.
c) includes a nucleus in the CBD which is connected to a nucleus in the suburbs.
d) links a seaport, an airport, and a railway station. e) disregards the use of nodes.
What is b) includes nodes such as a port, a university, airport, and a park.
400
Trading Surplus
500
This world city model has no CBD, was influenced by colonialism, and had port cities to encourage trade.
What is Southeast Asian City Model.
500
Greater access to what led to urban sprawl?
What is transportation (automobiles/highways)
500
A land use typically excluded from a North American CBD is
a) public administration.
b) industrial.
c) office.
d) retail.
e) legal.
What b) is industrial
500
This country in Europe has the highest percentage of its GDP in the service industry
Monaco
500
Knights and zealots
Always keep hidden secrets
To alter nature
Kazakhstan