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Practice Quiz Chapter 07
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Urban sprawl is defined as ________.
a) the largely unplanned expansion of an urban area into rural areas
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b) the movement of households from urban areas to the suburbs
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c) a process of population decentralization prompted by the high cost of cities
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d) nucleated land-settlement patterns
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e) an increasing proportion of a population living in urban areas
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The following statement about urbanization is TRUE: ________.
a) The first cities emerged with the domestication of plants and animals
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b) More people today live in cities than in rural areas
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c) Most urban growth occurs in the developed world
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d) The pace of urbanization picked up with the Technological Revolution
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e) Rural areas expand into urban areas
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City life was not possible until ________.
a) the Green Revolution
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b) humans developed associations based on rationality and depersonalization
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c) the production of an agricultural surplus could support city populations
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d) the in-movement of higher-income groups
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e) deforestation forced farmers into urban areas
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The primate city is ________.
a) the largest city in the ranksize rule
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b) the lowest order centre
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c) the largest city that dominates political, economic, and social life within a given country
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d) both A and C
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e) both A and B
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Today, the world population predominantly lives in ________.
a) the suburbs
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b) urban centres
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c) rural areas
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d) urban and rural areas, equally
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e) villages
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A suburb ________.
a) is a residential or mixed-use area on the periphery of the city
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b) displays some degree of homogeneity
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c) refers to the spread and growth of cities
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d) both A and B
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e) none of the above
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The central place theory suggests ________.
a) that the ranksize rule dominates
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b) a hierarchy of settlements and a nested hierarchy of trading areas
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c) that cities placed in hexagons ensure the most efficient use of space
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d) both A and B
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e) all of the above
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Global cities tend to be ________.
a) the largest city in a country
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b) culturally heterogeneous
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c) religious centres
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d) culturally homogenous
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e) none of the above
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A city located at a key point of entry to a major geographic region or country is called a ________.
a) gateway city
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b) world city
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c) megacity
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d) rural area
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e) global city
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Banking, insurance, marketing, accounting, advertising, and legal matters can be considered ________.
a) consumer services
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b) cultural characteristics
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c) necessary components of urban living
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d) necessary components of urban living
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e) business services
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