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The least accessible locations within a city tend to be occupied by which land use? |
| | A) | commercial |
| | B) | industrial |
| | C) | residential |
| | D) | transportation |
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As of 2005, which region had the largest percentage of its population residing in cities? |
| | A) | North America |
| | B) | Europe |
| | C) | Latin America |
| | D) | East Asia |
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Each of the following is a characteristic of women's urban social space except: |
| | A) | women are more numerous in large central cities than are men. |
| | B) | women constitute the bulk of the urban poor because "women's jobs" are dominated by lower wage rates, part-time employment, and lack of job security. |
| | C) | women rely more heavily on public transportation than do men. |
| | D) | women tend to find employment in occupations that are more geographically concentrated than men's occupations. |
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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 is only useful in larger metropolitan centers. |
| | C) | It only increases; it does not decrease. |
| | D) | The size of the effect is determined by the city's basic/nonbasic ratio. |
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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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Central places are so named because they: |
| | A) | are located in the center of a rural area. |
| | B) | developed on an isotropic plain. |
| | C) | serve as nodal points for the distribution of goods and services to surrounding nonurban areas. |
| | D) | were first described by Walter Christaller. |
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Which of the following places satisfies the criteria to be considered an urban area? |
| | A) | A place in the United States with 2,500 or more inhabitants. |
| | B) | A place in Greece with at least 10,000 inhabitants. |
| | C) | A place in Nicaragua with 1,000 or more inhabitants. |
| | D) | All of the above. |
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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) | 1/100 |
| | C) | 1/1000 |
| | D) | 3/1 |
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Which of the following is not considered a major reason for the increase in America's homeless population? |
| | A) | government policies leading to a shortage of affordable housing |
| | B) | increases in soup kitchens, food banks, and shelters run by nonprofit groups |
| | C) | increases in job loss, divorce, domestic violence, and incapacitating illnesses |
| | D) | reduced funding for mental hospitals, resulting in more formerly institutionalized people out on the street |
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Which of the following statements concerning zoning is not correct? |
| | A) | It is designed to minimize land use incompatibilities. |
| | B) | It is designed to segregate different populations from each other. |
| | C) | It is designed to prevent the emergence of slums. |
| | D) | It is designed to reduce market-induced pressures for land use change. |
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Urbanization emerges out of rural settlement patterns when: |
| | A) | communities become self-contained. |
| | B) | houses become dispersed along main roads. |
| | C) | the heights of buildings increase. |
| | D) | trade develops between two or more settlements. |
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In which of the following world regions would a primate city hierarchy most likely be found? |
| | A) | Africa |
| | B) | Australia |
| | C) | Russia |
| | D) | North America |
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Which of the following is a positive impact attributed to immigrants arriving in U.S. "gateway" cities? |
| | A) | buying and renovating properties |
| | B) | spending money in local businesses |
| | C) | establishing new businesses |
| | D) | All of the above |
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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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Which of the following is a characteristic shared among Western European cities? |
| | A) | sprawling suburbs and exurbs. |
| | B) | compact city form. |
| | C) | low population densities. |
| | D) | All of the above. |
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According to urban hierarchy theory, any given country should: |
| | A) | have fewer large and complex cities than small towns. |
| | B) | have small towns that serve as hubs for high order economic functions. |
| | C) | many megalopolises. |
| | D) | the same number of small towns and megacities. |
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At the beginning of the 20th century there were 12 metropolitan areas with populations that exceeded 1 million. By 2000, that figure exceeded: |
| | A) | 280. |
| | B) | 300. |
| | C) | 340. |
| | D) | 400. |
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Which of the following statements best describes the site of a city? |
| | A) | Chicago is approximately 850 miles from New York City. |
| | B) | Des Moines, Iowa, is located in the heart of the Corn Belt. |
| | C) | Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Ohio, Allegheny, and Monongahela Rivers. |
| | D) | Seattle is located in the Pacific Northwest. |
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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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A country whose urban system approximates rank-size ordering is: |
| | A) | Egypt. |
| | B) | Nairobi. |
| | C) | South Korea. |
| | D) | United States. |
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The characteristic that most distinguishes metropolises in developing countries from those in Western nations is the: |
| | A) | number of apartment buildings. |
| | B) | downtown gentrification. |
| | C) | ethnic enclaves. |
| | D) | transportation networks. |
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The greatest proportion of black segregation in the United States is found in the metropolitan areas of the: |
| | A) | South and West. |
| | B) | Northwest and Northeast. |
| | C) | Midwest and Northeast. |
| | D) | Southeast and Midwest. |
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A good indicator of social status is: |
| | A) | commuting distance to the CBD. |
| | B) | ethnic composition. |
| | C) | number of mass transit versus automobile users. |
| | D) | number of persons per room per housing unit. |
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In the period following the Second World War, cities in which of the following regions were profoundly shaped by government central planning ministries? |
| | A) | Latin American city. |
| | B) | East European city. |
| | C) | North American city. |
| | D) | West European city. |
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The "traditional bazaar city" is characteristic of cities in which world region? |
| | A) | Western Europe |
| | B) | South Asia |
| | C) | Africa |
| | D) | Latin America |
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