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Of the three indicators of social segregation in American cities, the one that has undergone the most widespread change in recent years is: |
| | A) | social status |
| | B) | ethnicity |
| | C) | family status |
| | D) | racial status |
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Which of the following statements is incorrect? |
| | A) | American cities reflect the dominance of the automobile. |
| | B) | Asian cities have large areas on the periphery that contain slum housing. |
| | C) | Cities in Latin America have poorly developed CBDs. |
| | D) | European cities usually have a greenbelt surrounding the city. |
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Of the following urban structures, which is the largest in areal extent? |
| | A) | city |
| | B) | metropolitan area |
| | C) | town |
| | D) | urbanized area |
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In which region would a primate city hierarchy most likely be found? |
| | A) | Africa |
| | B) | Australia |
| | C) | Europe |
| | D) | North America |
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Which of the following statements concerning the multiplier effect is correct? |
| | A) | It is based on the city’s fertility rates. |
| | B) | It only increases; it does not decrease. |
| | C) | It is only useful in larger metropolitan areas. |
| | D) | The size of the effect is determined by the city’s basic/nonbasic ratio. |
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The characteristic that most distinguishes metropolises in developing countries from those in Western nations is the: |
| | A) | amount of apartment buildings |
| | B) | downtown core |
| | C) | ethnic enclaves |
| | D) | transportation network |
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Which of the following statements is an example of the site of the city? |
| | A) | Chicago is approximately 850 miles from New York City. |
| | B) | Dubuque, Iowa, is in the heart of the midwestern Corn Belt. |
| | C) | Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Ohio, Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers. |
| | D) | Seattle is located in the West. |
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Urbanization increases in direct proportion with: |
| | A) | zero population growth |
| | B) | crude birth rate |
| | C) | industrialization |
| | D) | exclusionary zoning |
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The overwhelming primacy of the capital city in many developing countries is a result of: |
| | A) | a dictatorial form of government |
| | B) | past colonial heritage |
| | C) | need to keep the countryside rural to produce food |
| | D) | inability to get people to concentrate in other urban areas |
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When two or more nearby cities strive to cooperate by developing a mutually convenient infrastructure, the result is called |
| | A) | megalopolis |
| | B) | network city |
| | C) | suburbanization |
| | D) | central business district |
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Which is not an example of an urban function? |
| | A) | entertainment |
| | B) | administration |
| | C) | defense |
| | D) | river crossing |
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If the urban hierarchy theory is correct, then in any country one should observe: |
| | A) | few megalopolises |
| | B) | few small towns |
| | C) | many megalopolises |
| | D) | the same number of small towns as megalopolises |
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Which of the following statements concerning Christaller’s Central Place Theory is incorrect? |
| | A) | If one town were eliminated, then the entire system would have to readjust. |
| | B) | Larger towns are spaced farther apart than smaller towns. |
| | C) | The number of larger towns and the number of smaller towns are roughly equal. |
| | D) | Towns of the same size will be evenly spaced. |
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In a city with a basic/nonbasic ratio of 1:2.5, an increase of 10,000 basic sector jobs would generate how many new total employees in the city? |
| | A) | 4,000 |
| | B) | 10,000 |
| | C) | 25,000 |
| | D) | 35,000 |
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The total economic structure of the city equals: |
| | A) | its basic activities |
| | B) | its nonbasic activities |
| | C) | the difference between its basic and nonbasic activities |
| | D) | the sum of its basic and nonbasic activities |
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Social areas within a city are defined by: |
| | A) | businesses, industries and residences |
| | B) | economic base, ethnicity and residences |
| | C) | family status, ethnicity and social status |
| | D) | social status, family status and economic base |
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In the North American city, the population density is highest: |
| | A) | at the center |
| | B) | in the suburbs |
| | C) | in the outer fringe area |
| | D) | just outside the center of the city |
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At the beginning of the 20th century only 12 metropolitan areas exceeded 1 million in population. By 1999, that figure exceeded: |
| | A) | 280 |
| | B) | 300 |
| | C) | 340 |
| | D) | 400 |
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According to the rank size rule, the third ranked settlement will be what ratio to the size of the first ranked settlement? |
| | A) | 1/3 |
| | B) | 1/10 |
| | C) | 1/33 |
| | D) | 1/100 |
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The land use type that usually occupies the most accessible sites in the city is: |
| | A) | agriculture |
| | B) | commercial |
| | C) | industrial |
| | D) | residential |
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Which is not an example of special placement circumstances concerning urban settlement location?: |
| | A) | island in a river |
| | B) | head of navigation |
| | C) | foot of a mountain pass |
| | D) | residential area |
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In general, the fastest growing U.S. metropolitan areas with more than 1 million people are found in: |
| | A) | southern tier states |
| | B) | New England states |
| | C) | Alaska and Hawaii |
| | D) | Pacific Northwest states |
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Presently, the region with the greatest urban share of total population is: |
| | A) | China |
| | B) | Europe |
| | C) | North America |
| | D) | Oceania |
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The economic base and financial stability of central cities has been grievously damaged by: |
| | A) | suburbanization |
| | B) | increases in minority populations |
| | C) | fierce competition for the most central locations |
| | D) | annexation of outlying areas |
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All of the following are common features of cities in the developing world except: |
| | A) | few of the large cities have modern centers of commerce |
| | B) | all have experienced massive in-migrations from rural areas |
| | C) | most are ringed by vast squatter settlements |
| | D) | all have populations greater than their formal functions and employment bases can support |
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