Human Geography Landscapes of Human Activities 12th Edition By Bjelland Associate Professor – Test Bank

Chapter 11 Urban Systems and Urban Structures

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1. Central place theory assumes
2. population is concentrated in cities.
3. demand for goods and services is insatiable.
4. only motor transport is available.
5. the terrain is a featureless plain.

2. Threshold refers to
3. the number of people in a central place.
4. the minimum level of purchasing power necessary for the establishment of a given activity.
5. the number of people in a hinterland region.
6. the population of a central place multiplied by the per capita income of the place.

3. A basic distinction in patterns of rural settlement may be made between
4. fixed and migratory.
5. commercial and planned.
6. dispersed and agglomerated.
7. open and closed.

4. Economic base analysis is used to
5. study a city’s economic structure.
6. determine the threshold of a good.
7. estimate the interaction between city systems.
8. calculate a city’s taxable income.

5. In contrast to the developed countries, most developing world countries are
6. largely unaffected by urban growth.
7. urbanizing, but primarily in smaller central places and dispersed industrial nodes.
8. experiencing disproportionate population concentration in national and regional capitals.
9. through planning, able to achieve an efficient urban land use pattern.

6. In the competitive bidding for urban land,
7. the most accessible parcels command the highest price.
8. land rents are uniform throughout the urban area.
9. the distance decay function is paramount.
10. threshold requirement determines market value.

7. Which of the following statements regarding basic and nonbasic activities is true?
8. Manufacturing is a nonbasic activity.

1. Basic activities must occur in the central business district.
2. Nonbasic activities are heavily dependent on rail and barge transportation.
3. Basic activities bring in money from outside the town.

8. Population density in North American central cities is
9. greatest at the center and gradually decreases toward the suburbs.
10. gradually increases from the center to the suburbs.
11. low at the center, highest in the zone just outside the center, and decreases gradually toward the suburbs.
12. relatively uniform and related to economic base.

9. Social areas of large, complex U.S. cities show residential segregation based on
10. social status, income status, and ethnicity.
11. income status, family status, and ethnicity.
12. socioethnic status, income status, and family status.
13. social status, family status, and ethnicity.

10. The model that holds that the land-use pattern of major cities developed around more than one center of activity is the
11. multiple-nuclei model.
12. concentric zone model.
13. social geography model.
14. wedge or sector model.