vocab
. Countries that are the most advanced, wealthiest, and have the most productive economies
Core
Semi Periphery
Periphery
Third world countries
1. Core
. All of the following are issues created by suburbanization except
Increased travel distance to work.
Traffic congestion
A general improvement in the CBD of a city.
Increased pollution
3. Improvement of the CBD
Where will the world’s largest city be by 2100?
Lagos, Nigeria
Tokyo, Japan
Shanghai, China
Mumbai, India
1. Lagos
31. Which city below is located in a country that is likely in stage 4 or 5 of Demographic Transition?
Beijing, China
Kinshasa, D.R. Congo
Nairobi, Kenya
Mumbai, India
Beijing
23. Which of the following could have prevented the scale of damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans?
Improvements to existing city infrastructure
Better cooperation between state, local, and national governments
Increased funding for disaster prevention efforts
All of the above
None of the above
all of the above
2. Can be described as the characteristics of an immediate location.
Site
Situation
Specialization
Urban potential
1. Site
20. Housing in cities can have different patterns of spatial distribution. Some areas are far more densely populated than others and this can occur because of all of the following except?
The types of housing structures.
Household income
Value of the land.
Availability of farmland.
d. Availability of farmland
22. Which of the following explanations best explains why the world’s largest cities were in North America and Europe in the year 1900?
The countries in North America and Europe had the largest population in the world
North American and European countries were the first to industrialize resulting in their cities being the first to grow.
The plague wiped out the population of cities in Asia and Africa so city growth stagnated in those regions
These regions never left stage 1 of demographic transition.
2.
North American and European countries were the first to industrialize resulting in their cities being the first to grow.
How did Migration contribute to the rise of cities?
Manufacturing jobs have lower wages compared to small-scale farming.
Working in manufacturing jobs has higher wages and greater housing and food opportunities exist in cities.
With the rise of mechanized farming, farmers would need more laborers to work land to produce higher yields resulting in farmers migrating out of cities.
Working in manufacturing jobs has lower wages and cities did not have the opportunities to offer leading to population decline in cities.
2. Working in manufacturing jobs has higher wages and greater housing and food opportunities exist in cities.
6. This is the rapid, often poorly planned spread of development from an urban area outward into rural areas
Rural fringe C. Metropolitan area
b. Urban Sprawl D. Central Business District
B. Urban sprawl
3. Refers to the location of a place relative to its surroundings and other places.
Site
Situation
Specialization
Urban potential
2. situation
Prior to 1950, where did most urban residents live?
The CBD to be closer to their jobs.
The Suburbs because cars and highways allowed them to live further away from their jobs.
The Exurbs so they could ride public transportation systems into the CBD to work.
Farms because living in the city did not offer great opportunities to improve jobs, life, etc.
a. The CBD
18. Currently, what is the world’s largest city?
New York, New York
Beijing, China
Shanghai, China
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo
Above you see the largest cities in the world in the year 1500 and 1800. Which explanation below explains why there was limited growth?
The plague slowed population growth between 1500 and 1800
A series of wars throughout the world prevented cities from growing
The world had not yet industrialized so the world remained in stage 1 of demographic transition
People had not yet become educated so population growth was slow
3. The world had not yet industrialized so the world remained in stage 1 of DTM
1 . The world’s first cities were cultural and urban hearths associated with ______________ that aided in production of agricultural surplus
Mountain ranges
River Valleys
Arid plains
Humid subtropical valleys.
2. River Valley
27. Which countries are most likely to have the most rapid growth in cities
Core
Periphery
Semi Periphery
2. Periphery
Examples of government land use in cities can be found in
The Central Business District
Suburbs
Exurbs
All of the above
None of the above
CBD
15. How did Migration contribute to the rise of cities?
Manufacturing jobs have lower wages compared to small-scale farming.
Working in manufacturing jobs has higher wages and greater housing and food opportunities exist in cities.
With the rise of mechanized farming, farmers would need more laborers to work land to produce higher yields resulting in farmers migrating out of cities.
Working in manufacturing jobs has lower wages and cities did not have the opportunities to offer leading to population decline in cities.
Working in manufacturing jobs has higher wages and greater housing and food opportunities exist in cities.
what can we infer about how public health changed during the Industrial Revolution?
That the environment became cleaner due to pollution regulations.
Less people became sick due to exposure of harsh chemicals because of stronger immune systems.
Lung diseases and cancer rates greatly increased because of exposure to pollution
As sanitation improved, life expectancy increased and cities continued their growth.
Lung diseases and cancer rates greatly increased because of exposure to pollution
Infrastructure can best be described as?
The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.
The rapid, often poorly planned spread of development from an urban area outward into rural areas
Zoning laws that help provide order for how each part of a city is to be organized
The process in which there is an increase in the number of people living and working in a city or metropolitan area.
a.
10. Area that is characterized by both core and peripheral processes. In between core and periphery.
Core
Semi Periphery
Periphery
Megacity
Semi Periphery
24. Residential areas of cities can be found in
The Central Business District
Suburbs
Exurbs
All of the above
None of the above
All of the above
Most megacities exist in the periphery or semi periphery. The number of megacities in this classification will only increase as we move deeper into the 21st century. Reasons for this include all of the following except
These areas are witnessing the highest rates of natural population growth which correlates to higher growth rates in cities
The availability of housing, jobs, and food lures people to cities in these regions
The overabundance of food causes people to migrate out of the cities.
These cities are located in the poorest countries which are experiencing population increase.
3. overabundance of food
What is the population of Cynthiana
6,000
33. Which of the following is an example of how government policy can impact city growth?
Lower taxes can encourage businesses to move to a city thus drawing more residents
Building new or renovating older schools can encourage families to move to cities
Improving roads, highways, and other transportation infrastructure
All of the above can impact city growth
None of the above can impact city growth
4. all of the above