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Which of the following statements with regard to poverty in U.S. cities is not true? |
| | A) | The majority of poor people live in central cities. |
| | B) | Men depend more than do women on public transportation. |
| | C) | The central cities have more households headed by women than men. |
| | D) | The majority of elderly people live in downtowns. |
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Before the advent of railroads all major cities were associated with: |
| | A) | elevated sites |
| | B) | mountain passes |
| | C) | waterways |
| | D) | valleys |
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Of the following urban structures, which is the largest in areal extent? |
| | A) | city |
| | B) | metropolitan area |
| | C) | town |
| | D) | suburb |
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In the concentric zone model of urban forms, what is the dominant characteristic in the third ring? |
| | A) | older homes for blue-collar workers |
| | B) | apartments for poorest sector of population |
| | C) | condominiums and townhomes for wealthy |
| | D) | light industry and warehouses |
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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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Which of the following cities is most diversified with a generally balanced employment distribution? |
| | A) | Miami |
| | B) | Phoenix |
| | C) | Chicago |
| | D) | Denver |
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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) | Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Ohio, Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers. |
| | C) | Dubuque, Iowa, is in the heart of the midwestern Corn Belt. |
| | D) | Seattle is located in the West. |
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Urbanization increases in direct proportion with: |
| | A) | industrialization |
| | B) | crude birth rate |
| | C) | zero population growth |
| | 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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The Boston-to-Washington corridor is an example of: |
| | A) | an urban influence zone |
| | B) | edge cities |
| | C) | an urbanized area |
| | D) | a megalopolis |
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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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Approximately what percentage of the United States is urban? |
| | A) | 26% |
| | B) | 56% |
| | C) | 76% |
| | D) | 96% |
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Which of the following statements concerning Christaller's Central Place Theory is incorrect? |
| | A) | The number of larger towns and the number of smaller towns are roughly equal. |
| | B) | Larger towns are spaced farther apart than smaller towns. |
| | C) | If one town were eliminated, then the entire system would have to readjust. |
| | 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) | the sum of its basic and nonbasic activities |
| | C) | the difference between its basic and nonbasic activities |
| | D) | its 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 zoning laws |
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Which of the following continents has at least one metropolitan area with over 15 million people? |
| | A) | South America |
| | B) | Europe |
| | C) | Australia |
| | D) | Africa |
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At the beginning of the 20th century only 13 cities exceeded 1 million in population. By 2000, that figure exceeded: |
| | A) | 50 cities |
| | B) | 150 cities |
| | C) | 350 cities |
| | D) | 550 cities |
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Which of the following countries generally exemplifies the rank size rule for an urban hierarchy? |
| | A) | England |
| | B) | The United States |
| | C) | Mexico |
| | D) | Vietnam |
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The land use type that usually occupies the most accessible sites in the city is: |
| | A) | commercial |
| | B) | agriculture |
| | C) | industrial |
| | D) | residential |
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What term refers to the location of a city where cargoes and people must interrupt a journey? |
| | A) | railhead |
| | B) | break-of-bulk |
| | C) | head-of-navigation |
| | D) | hinterland |
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In which region of the United States are the majority of the country's fastest growing metropolitan areas? |
| | A) | South |
| | B) | North |
| | C) | East |
| | D) | West |
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Presently, the region with the greatest percentage of people living in urban areas is: |
| | A) | China |
| | B) | Europe |
| | C) | North America |
| | D) | Africa |
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In the United States, the majority of cities specializing as retail centers are spatially distributed in which region of the country? |
| | A) | northern |
| | B) | southern |
| | C) | eastern |
| | D) | western |
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All of the following are common features of cities in the developing world except: |
| | A) | they lack modern city centers |
| | 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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Which of the following cities does not specialize as a transportation center? |
| | A) | Denver |
| | B) | San Francisco |
| | C) | Phoenix |
| | D) | Miami |
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The most important factor necessary to city formation was: |
| | A) | access to water |
| | B) | agricultural surplus |
| | C) | spiritual leadership |
| | D) | defensible situation |
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In the urban hierarchy of world cities, which three cities rank at the very top? |
| | A) | Beijing, Tokyo, and Washington DC |
| | B) | Sao Paulo, Mexico City, Shanghai |
| | C) | London, New York, Tokyo |
| | D) | Washington DC, Moscow, Beijing |
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Self-sufficient residential areas, or microdistricts, are an urban characteristic of cities located in: |
| | A) | West Europe |
| | B) | Canada |
| | C) | Asia |
| | D) | East Europe |
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The spatial distribution based on family status is similar to which urban form model? |
| | A) | Concentric Model |
| | B) | Multi-nuclei Model |
| | C) | Peripheral Model |
| | D) | Sector Model |
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Which of the following is an example of a capital city being relocated outside the core region of its country? |
| | A) | Washington DC |
| | B) | Bangkok |
| | C) | Islamabad |
| | D) | Shanghai |
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What term refers to large nodes of office and retail activities at the margin of an urban area? |
| | A) | Peak value intersections |
| | B) | Central Business Districts |
| | C) | Edge Cities |
| | D) | Megalopolis |
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Which of the urban form models focuses on transportation arterials? |
| | A) | Sector model |
| | B) | Multiple-nuclei model |
| | C) | Peripheral model |
| | D) | Concentric model |
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How does the U.S. Census Bureau define urban places? |
| | A) | Municipalities in which the largest population center has 10,000 or more inhabitants. |
| | B) | Places having 2,500 or more inhabitants. |
| | C) | Administrative centers of localities with streets, electric lights and 1000 inhabitants. |
| | D) | Any place with over 25,000 inhabitants. |
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The majority of the top 20 megacities (10 million or more inhabitants) are located in which region? |
| | A) | Asia |
| | B) | Europe |
| | C) | South America |
| | D) | North America |
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