Unit 7 Test Corrections
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Ex. 1. The BRICS countries are?
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C) Dominated by service
sector jobs.
D) Moving rapidly from the
semi-periphery into the core.
This is incorrect because
BRICS are mostly developed
countries which are more so
dominated by the secondary
sector/manufacturing.
This is correct because all the BRICS
countries are rapidly developing and
gaining greater global presence.
1. In the development of urban land,
which of the following is typically built
on the most accessible sites?
A)Single-family housing
C) Retail complexes
This is incorrect because
single-family housing requires
more land so it is not built on
very accessible sites.
This is correct because retail
complexes are a necessity to some
people so they are made more
accessible to others.
3. Which of the following best
explains the strength of the diagram
shown as a theoretical model in
human geography?
C)The model presents a
general theory that is most
applicable to metropolitan
areas that were once colonial
area Portuguese cities
A) The model presents a general
theory that is most applicable to
metropolitan areas that were once
colonial-era Spanish cities.
This is correct because the Latin
This is incorrect because the American city model was heavily
Latin American City model
influenced by Mexico which is a
was not based on Portuguese Spanish city.
cities because most models
were based on Chicago or
Mexico.
8. Which of the following is true of an
edge city?
9. Which of the following groups
would most likely engage in the
C)It is an outlet for a region's
trade
E) It has a large amount of recently
developed retail and office space
This is incorrect because not
all edge cities are located on
the coast which is where
most trade outlets are
located.
This is correct since edge cities
usually develop their own economic
base separate from the central city
meaning they have more new retail
and office space.
D)double-income households
with children
B) Double-income households without
children
gentrification of an older residential
neighborhood?
This is incorrect because
households with children are
less likely to move and work
on improving housing
This is correct because it's much
easier to work on improving a
neighborhood and attracting
businesses when you don't have
children.
10. Which of the following explains
what the central business district
data indicate?
E)Communications
companies expect that
increasing internet speeds
will lead to increased number
of subscribers to their
networks
D) Government policymakers and
business partners have focused
infrastructure efforts on creating a
downtown work environment that is
positive for economic development
This is incorrect because the
businesses with high-speed
internet are mostly hotels and
not communication
companies.
This is correct because a lot of the
downtown places have high-speed
internet meaning they want the people
to interact more and create a better
economy for development.
13. Which of the following is the
primary reason for the rapid
population growth in megacities
throughout the developing world?
C)The natural increase rate
A) Interregional migration
This is incorrect because the
natural increase rate is just
the rate the population
increases by and does not
directly affect population
growth.
This is correct because the migration
of people from region to region allows
for population growth to occur in
megacities since people are migrating
to places with better infrastructure and
jobs.
15. New Urbanism is an example of
sustainable urban development. This
type of development is intended to
D)Decrease the density of the A) reduce the miles driven on
urban area
personal vehicles
16. Which of the following
statements explains the
characteristics of cities in a
postindustrial economy?
This is incorrect because the
decrease of density in an
urban area does not affect
sustainability
This is correct because reducing the
amount you drive reduces the amount
of carbon emitted into the air which
promotes sustainability.
E)The post-industrial city has
few low-skill or general
service jobs because of the
demands of technology
industries
B) The postindustrial city has a large
share of offices housing technology
and information services
This is incorrect because in a
post-industrial economy the
demand for technology
decreases while the demand
for information services
grows.
17. Which of the following accurately
D)Hanoi is both a capital city
This is correct because in a
post-industrial economy the demand
for information and research services
grows due to the growth experienced
by the economy.
E) Bangkok is both a megacity and a
describes the city population data in
the table?
and a primate city
primate city
This is incorrect because
Hanoi is not a primate city
since it is not twice the size of
the next largest city. It has a
population of 4.3 million while
Ho Chi Minh city has a
population of 8.1 million.
This is correct because Bangkok has
a population bigger than 10 million
making it a megacity and its
population is more than twice the size
of Chon Buri.
20. Using the diagram above, at
what distance from the central
business district will recreational land
use begin to outbid all other land
uses?
E)About 18 miles
C) About 10 miles
This is incorrect because it is
not when it first begins to
outbid other land uses.
This is correct because once
recreational land use reaches 10
miles it becomes higher in cost than
residential land use
21. Which site factor best explains
the linear pattern of urbanized areas
extending between Washington,
D.C., Philadelphia, New York, and
Boston?
C)The growth of cities in the
region was influenced by the
accessibility of raw materials
and markets through rivers
and canals
A) The development of cities in the
region was influenced by the
abundance of deep-water harbors and
waterfalls where the flat coastal plains
met higher lands.
This is incorrect because the
growth of cities was not
influenced by the accessibility
of raw materials through
canals because canals were
not used for trade, they were
used to ship and transport
goods.
This is correct because deep-water
harbors encourage trade which helps
to get items from other countries. This
allows people to get resources which
is why they settle near harbors
forming a linear urbanized pattern.
27. Which of the following represents
an old colonial port zone and its
surrounding commercial districts?
B)Galactic City Model
A) Southeast Asian city Model
This is incorrect because the
galactic city model focuses
on large suburban residential
and business areas
surrounding it. This has
nothing to do with an old
colonial port.
This is correct because the southeast
Asian city model has a port zone
located in the middle with a
commercial zone consisting of
commercial districts around it.
28. The galactic city model was
developed in response to the growth
of suburbs and the need for a more
complex model than the sector and
concentric zone model. Which of the
following is a strength of the galactic
city model?
E)It is based on the decrease
of urban sprawl
E) It depicts exurban nodes
This is incorrect because this
is not necessarily a strength
and it is not based on the
decrease of urban sprawl,
instead it is based on
This is correct because not many
models show exurban nodes which is
why the galactic city model is
considered to be more complex. The
nodes also help avoid traffic.
Michigan; an inner-city with
residential areas surrounding
it.
29. The model above represents
zones that are present in many
American cities. Which of the
following design concepts of urban
development is likely to have the
most significant impact on the
reduction of urban sprawl?
C)Gentrification of older
housing in selected
neighborhoods in zone 3 of
the model
31. Which of the following best
describes the difference in urban
transportation issues faced by cities
in different parts of the world?
A)Extreme traffic congestion
during rush hour is a largely
North American issue due to
high levels of automobile
ownership
This is incorrect because
gentrification can sometimes
encourage urban sprawl by
giving advantages to the rich.
This is incorrect because
rush hour is a universal
problem that many countries
deal with not just North
America
32. Which of the following best
illustrates how the world cities in the
table are connected globally in ways
that transcend national borders?
C)London and Tokyo being
seats of national
governments
This is incorrect because
London and Tokyo being
seats of national
governments does not
transcend national borders
since they are seats for their
own national government.
37. A general theory in geography
that can be used to quantify and
predict the interaction between two
cities based on population sizes,
distance between the places, the
number of migrants moving from one
place to the other, or the flow of trade
goods between the two locations?
E) Mixed-use land development in
zone 5 of the model
This is correct because mixed land
development combines residential,
commercial, institutional, or industrial
uses. This decreases urban sprawl by
reducing the need for vehicles and
increasing connectivity. There is more
than one function to the land which
also reduces urban sprawl.
D) The relatively low population
density of North American cities
encourages automobile use, sprawl,
and traffic congestion
This is correct because the population
in the US isn't very dense which
decreases connectivity making us
more reliant on automobiles and
increases urban sprawl.
E) Chinatown and the United Nations
being located in New York City
This is correct because Chinatown
and the United Nations are not
connected to New York City so they
are transcending national borders.
A)Central Place Theory
E) Gravity Model
This is incorrect because
Central Place Theory focuses
on how threshold, range, and
market area affect business
and where you should place
your businesses.
This is correct because the gravity
model focuses on how the interaction
between two places can be
determined by the product of the
population of both places, divided by
the square of their distance from one
another. This can help find the flow of
trade goods between two places.
38. Which aspect of the design of
Brasilia, Canberra, and Washington
D.C., was different from the design of
most other urban centers?
B)Their design was based
largely on transportation
systems to allow for efficient
movement of raw materials
and finished products
This is incorrect because
most urban centers also have
been shaped by
transportation infrastructures
so this does not make the
design different and some of
these places were not based
on transportation.
40. What is a common impact of
urbanization regardless of a
country’s level of economic
development?
E)Urbanization creates
socially and economically
diverse cities that have little
social conflict.
This is incorrect because
sometimes socially and
economically diverse cities
can have a lot of conflicts. It
may be due to fighting over
an official language or ethnic
cleansing.
A) They were designed as show
places to reflect the power and wealth
of their respective countries
This is correct because most urban
areas are based on transportation
infrastructures not to show power.
This makes the design of these urban
centers more unique.
D) Urbanization creates a labor force
with a diversity of job skills and
compensation levels
This is correct because due to
urbanization many people can get a
variety of jobs and increase their skill
level. Urbanization always results in
better jobs.