Learning Targets
Urban Geography
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PRE- Test Part 1
1. Urbanization
• A The process of people living and working in
cities
• B The process of people living and working in
rural areas
• C The process of people living and working in
foreign lands
• D I have heard of it but do not know the
meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
2. Nucleated form of Settlement
• A. Cities have a center area of development
• B Cites do NOT have a center area of
development
• C Cities have developed near nuclear power
plants
• D I have heard of it but do not know the
meaning
• E I have never heard of it
Nucleated form of Settlement
3. Core Area
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A The center area of a city
B The perimeter are of a city
C The area of a city where food is grown
D I have heard of it but do not know the
meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
4. Dispersed form of Settlement
• A Areas where houses are far a part, usually in
rural areas
• B Areas where houses are close together
• C Areas where most houses are high rise
condos
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
5. Threshold
• A. The minimum number of people need to meet
the needs of an industry, such as the minimum
number of people to support and NFL or NBA
team
• B The maximum number of people need to meet
the needs of an industry, such as the minimum
number of people to support and NFL or NBA
team
• C The entrance to a city or developed area
• D I have heard of it but do not know the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
6. Medieval Cities
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A. Middle age cities in Europe
B Middle age cities in Asia
C Middle age cities in Africa
D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
Medieval Cities
7. Indigenous Cities
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A Cities constructed before colonization
B Cities constructed before colonization
C Cities constructed during colonization
D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
Indigenous Cities
8. Hydraulic Cities
• A Cities that construct a water system to
provide running water and sewer services
• B Cities that use hydroelectric power
• C Cites that use hydrogen to run power plants
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
9. Commercialization
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A The selling of goods and services for a profit
B The selling of goods and services at a loss
C The donating of goods and services
D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard the term
10. Basic Industry
• A A city forming industry such as cars for
Detroit and computers for San Jose, Ca.
• B Industry that provides just the necessary
services for a city
• C Industry that is city-serving
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
11. Non-Basic Industry
• A City-serving industry that may include
anything from construction to industrial
equipment
• B An industry that is city forming
• C An industry that is done off shore
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
12. Employment structure
• A. The type of jobs found in a city such as
tertiary or quaternary activities
• B The employment and unemployment rate in
a city
• C The rate of job growth in a city
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have not heard the term
14. Post-Industrial City
• A A City shifts to specializing in informationbased work
• B A City shifts to industrial posting activities
• C A city shifts to posting of industrial jobs
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term.
14. Deindustrialization
• A The shift of a city to more specialized
economic activities.
• B The shift of a city to more industrial activity
• C The shift of a city to intensive industrial
activity
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
15. Underemployment
• A City where many workers are working in
jobs less than full time and or in jobs lower
than they are qualified to perform
• B The employment of workers in underground
activities
• C The unemployment rate of a city
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
16. Unincorporated Areas
• A Usually rural areas of a county not part of a
city
• B An area of the city with many corporations
• C An area of the city with few corporations
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
17. Hamlets
• A Urban area with only a few dozen people
clustered around a small urban center
• B Urban area with many peope and shopping
centers
• C Urban area specializing in the sale and
production of ham
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
18. Village
• A Urban area with more than a general store
having several stores specializing in the sale of
food, clothing, furniture, etc
• B Urban area that may include thousands of
people
• C Urban area of large land aarea
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
19. Towns
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A May consist of 50 to a few thousand people
B Large areas of open space around farms
C Unincorporated areas of a county
D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have not heard of the meaning
20. Cities
• A Large densely populated area with tens of
thousands of people
• B Large sparsely populated areas around
farms
• C Unincorporated areas of a county
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
21. Metropolises
• A Large population and large area that
includes cities and suburbs
• B Small population in a sparse area
• C Medium population in a small area
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
22. Megaloplis
• A The biggest urban area when several
metropolitan areas are linked together
• B The smallest urban area when several towns
are de-linked
• C The middle sized urban area with no linkage
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
23. Hinterland
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A The area around farms
B The area around resort areas
C The area around military bases
D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
24. World Cities and Great Cities
• A Cities that dominate other cities in a region
based on economics, population and influence
over an extended area
• B Cites that are international cities and not
part of a country
• C Cities that have large international airports
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
25. Urban Hierarchy
• A The ranking of cities based on their
importance to world commerce and amenities
• B The order that cities hire people for
international jobs
• C The umber of cites with archery facilities
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have not heard of the term
26. First Order Cities
• A Cities that are at at the top of the urban
hierarchy
• B Cities that are in the second of the urban
hierarchy
• C Cities that are third of the urban hierarchy
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have not heard of the meaning
27. Beta World Cities
• A Second order cites such as San Francisco,
US; Sydney Aus; etc.
• B Third order cities such as Dallas, Houston,
Boston, USA;
• C Fourth order cities such as New York, USA;
Paris France, etc
• D I have heard of this term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of this term
28. Gamma World Cities
A Third order cities such as Dallas, Houston,
Boston, USA;
B Second order cites such as San Francisco, US;
Sydney Aus; etc.
• C Fourth order cities such as New York, USA; Paris
France, etc
• D I have heard of this term but do not know the
meaning
• E I have never heard of this term
29. Emerging Cities
• A Cities experiencing population growth as well
as economic and political clout throughout a
region
• B Cities experiencing population decline as well
as declines in economic and political clout
throughout a region
• C Cities that are experiencing population
explosions
• D I have heard of the term but do not know the
meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
30. Gateway Cities
• A Cites that connect two areas and serve as a
portal between them
• B Cities that separate two areas and serve as a
barrier between them
• C Cities that control large areas of territory
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
31. Festival Landscape
• A Space within an urban environment that can
accommodate a large number of people
• B Space within an urban environment that can
only accommodate a small number of people
• C Space within a rural area that can only
accommodate a small number of people
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
33. Central Business District CBD
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A The commercial center of an urban area
B The religious center of an urban area
C The educational center of an urban area
D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
Central Business District CBD
33. Bid-Rent-Theory
• A Theory that land value decreases as you move
further out from the central business district
• B Theory that land values increase as you move
out from the central business district
• C Theory that land values do not change in value
as you move from the central business district
• D I have heard of the term but do not know the
meaning
• E I have not heard of the term
34. Grid Street System
• A Streets run North and South and East and
West
• B Streets are grouped by belts around the CBD
• C Streets are banded based on GPS
coordinates
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have not heard of the term
35. Suburbs
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A Located on the outskirts of a central city
B Located in the center of the city
C Located in the rural areas away from cities
D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have not heard of the term
36. Four Stages of U.S. Cities
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A Stages are related to types of transportation
B Stages are related to types of industry
C Stages are related to types of immigrants
D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
37. Zoning Laws
• A Laws that determine how land and buildings
can be used
• B Laws that determine the speed limits for
parts of a city
• C Laws that determine the voting districts of a
city
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the term
• E I have never heard of the term
38. Residential Zoning
• A zones where houses may be built
• B Zones where business may be built
• C Zones where manufacturing plants may be
built
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
39. Commercial Zoning
• A Zones where business may be built
• B Zones where houses may be built
• C Zones where manufacturing plants may be
built
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
40. Industrial Zoning
• A Zones where manufacturing plants may be
built
• B Zones where houses may be built
• C Zones where business may be built
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
41. Dendritic Pattern
• A City streets laid out like a root system of a
tree
• B City streets laid out like petals of a flower
• C City streets laid out like blades of grass
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have not heard of the term
42. Greenbelts
• A Area set aside in a natural state to prevent
development
• B Areas that surround a city like belts where
green energy is produced
• C Areas that surround a city that manufacture
green belts
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
43. In-Filling
• A Process where cites that are close together
grow together
• B Process where cities merge landfill
operations to save money
• C Process where cities create new land by
backfilling
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have not heard of the term
44. Urban Growth Rates
• A The rate at which cities increase their
population
• B The rate at which cities increase their land
area
• C The rate at which cities increase their zoning
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have not heard of the term
45. Latin American City Model
• A Structure includes a spine of high income
residential areas that extend outward from the
CBD with squatter settlements on the edges
• B Structure where the city fans out from a port
zone
• C Much of the city layout is based on the Koran
• D I have heard of the term but do not know the
meaning
• E I do not know the terms meaning
Latin American City Model
Latin American City Model
Quito, Ecuador
46. Squatter Settlements
• A Areas of a city that have extreme poverty and
squalor, usually located on the edge of a city
• B Areas of a city with high income usually located
in the CBD
• C Areas of a city with a high number of
equestrians
• D I have heard of the term but do not know the
meaning
• E I have not heard of the term and do not know
the meaning
47. Favelas
• A The term for squatter settlements in Brazil
• B The term for squatter settlements in China
• C The term for squatter settlements in
Canada
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have not heard of the term and do not
know the meaning
48. Barriadias
• A The term for squatter settlements in Latin
America
• B The term for squatter settlements in
Australia
• C The term for squatter settlements in Asia
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have not heard of the term and do not
know the meaning
49. South East Asia City Model
• A The structure of the city starts with the port
zone and fans out from there.
• B The structure of the city starts out with
religious zone and the city circles it
• C The structure of the city starts with a bazaar
and
• D I have heard of the term but do not know the
meaning
• E I have not heard of the term and do not know
the meaning
South East Asia City Model
South East Asia City Model
Hong Kong, China
50. Entropots
• A Cites that re-export goods produced elsewhere
to all parts of the globe, Ex. Singapore
• B Cities that import good from all over the globe
• C Cities that export goods from all over the globe
• D I have heard of the term but do not know the
meaning
• E I have not heard of the term and do not know
the meaning
51. Office Parks
• A Agglomeration of commercial buildings that
share the infrastructure of: phones, internet and
transportations service.
• B Parks set aside for office workers to enjoy
nature
• C The common parking lots for workers in high
rise building
• D I have heard of the term but do not know the
meaning
• E I have not heard of the term and do not know
the menaing
52. Situation Advantages
• A Access to infrastructure that allows
companies to prosper
• B Good location for schools and public
buildings
• C Used primarily by cities with large port
facilities
• D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have not heard of the term
53. Megacities
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A Cities with over 10 million people
B Cities with over 20 million people
C Cities with over 30 million people
D I do not know
54. High Tech Corridors
• A The agglomeration of technology companies
locating office in the same area such as Silicon
Valley
• B Areas where high speed internet cables are
granted easements
• C Decentralizing of technology companies to
avoid disruption of services
• D I have heard of the term but do not know the
meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
55. Islamic Cities
• A Cities primarily found in the Middle East
where Islam is the major religion
• B Cites where Islam is the primary religion
• C Cities where Islam is the official religion
• D I have hard of the term but I do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
Islamic Cities
Cairo, Egypt
56. Jani
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A The primary mosque in a city
B The layout of an Islamic city
C The slum area of an Islamic city
D I have heard of the term but do not know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
57. Bazaar
• A An area of an Islamic city that takes up several
city block selling anything from produce to
carpets and clothing.
• B The area where most mosques in a city are
located
• C An area of a city that does not have any
mosques
• D I have heard of the term but do not know the
meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
58. Colonial CBD
• A The headquarters of a colonial government
is found here mainly in West Africa
• B The central business district of a city using
colonial architecture
• C The central business district of a colonizing
country that deals with its colonies
• D I have heard of the term but do nont know
the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
59. Market or Bazaar CBD
• A The primary layout of the African central
business district
• B The primary layout of the Asian central
business district
• C The primary layout of the European central
business district
• D I have hard of the term but do not know the
meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
60. Concentric Zone Model
• A US city model that assumes lower economic status
people live closer to the center of a city and higher
economic status people live in the outer zones because
they can afford to commute to work.
• B US city model that assumes higher economic status
people live closer to the center of a city and lower
economic status people live in the outer zones because
land is cheaper
• C A US city model that puts the value of land at its core
• D I have hard of the term but do not know the meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
61. Peak Land Value Intersection
• A. The area with the greatest land value and
commercial value.
• B The highest elevation area of a city and the
highest land value
• C The cross section of a city based on land
value
• D I have hard of the term but do not know the
meaning
• E I have never heard of the term
Concentric Circle Model
Concentric Zone Model City
Silicon Valley
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A Location of lots of plastic surgeons
B San Jose Ca
C Upstate New York
D Stuttgart Germany
E None
Tenements
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A Slums
B Apartments
C Condos
D All
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Urban Sprawl
• A Growth of of a city with out plan, like a blob
around the city. Puts stains on city service like
police and fire
• B The green areas around a city that
development is prohibited
• C The movement of people to the suburbs
• D All
• E None
Edge Cities
• A Cities that keep up with the current trends
• B Cites that have most every thing that a city
has and are located in the suburbs
• C Cites the are set up on an Edge Line Layout
• D All
• E none
68. Sector Model of a city
• Developed by Hoyt in 1939: cities laid out
based on income class and transportation
rather than distance from CBD
Multiple Nuclei Model of City
• Established by Harris & Ulman in 1945: Urban
growth independent of the CBD rather on
where opportunities for growth occur: E.G.
airports occur on out skirts of city because of
space, noise and pollution consideration;
Certain industries locate around a port; more
fast food, bookstores, coffee shops around
colleges
Urban Sprawl
Central Place Theory of Cities
• Christaller established 1933 on Southern
Germany ; equal topography and
transportation people will travel least distance
for service needs (range). Cities laid out like a
honey comb.
Primate City
• Twice the size of next largest city in a country.
Center of economics, culture and politics. E.G.
Paris, London, Bangkok, Thailand; Buenos
Aires, Argentina. (Note: the USA does not have
a primate city though New York would qualify
on description but Not being twice the size of
the next largest city in a country
White Flight
• Movement of white middle class people away
from the inner city due to fear of non-whites
moving in. Occurred in the USA in 1950s and
60s
Blockbusting
• Real estate agents scare residents in to seel
houses due to fear of non-whites moving into
a neighborhood. Occurred in the USA in 1950s
and 60s
Redlining
• Refusal banks to lend money in certain areas
of a city (usually minority neighborhoods)
literally drawing red lines around parts of a
city they would not lend money
Gentrification
• Process of wealthy people moving into innercity neighborhoods, making improvements
causing prices to rise and poorer residents
forced to move out. E.G. Springfield in
Jacksonville