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- Q1
Which of the following is the BEST example of a primate city its respective country?
Lagos, Nigeria
Beijing, China
New York, U.S.
Milan, Italy
Sao Paulo, Brazil
120s - Q2
Which of the following is one assumption of Christaller's central place theory?
The region will differ in its transportation networks around the central city.
There are differences in health evident among the population.
Goods & services will be available based on physical features in different locations.
The surface area is an isotropic plain.
The agricultural productivity will be dependent upon climate conditions.
120s - Q3
Which of the following business/services would have the largest range & threshold?
grocery store
gas station
pharmacy
yoga studio
luxury car dealership
120s - Q4
According to central place theory, the threshold is defined as the
economic base of a central place
distance away from a central place
gross value of the product minus the costs of production
minimum number of people needed to support a service
point at which consumer movement is at a minimum
120s - Q5
Which of the following best explains why New York City has more specialized stores than do smaller urban places in the United States?
its status as a primate city
the rank-size rule
the gravity model
central place theory
the Burgess concentric zone model
120s - Q6
In the fundamentals of central place theory, which of the following terms is defined as the maximum distance a consumer will travel to acquire a good or service?
distance decay
threshold
cost-to-distance ratio
relative location
range
120s - Q7
Which of the following groups of cities contains the best examples of central places with large hinterlands?
San Diego, Milwaukee, & New Haven
Atlanta, Denver, & Calgary
Baltimore, Ottowa, & Duluth
Las Vegas, Victore, & Buffalo
Miami, Philadelphia, & Quebec City
120s - Q8
Compare the largest urbanized-area populations for each country, and then select the following statement that correctly draws a conclusion regarding the pattern in the data.
China has a primate city, and the U.S. follows the rank-size rule.
Neither country follows the rank-size rule.
The U.S. is closer to following rank-size rule.
Both countries have a primate city.
The U.S. has a primate city, and China follows rank-size rule.
300s - Q9
Which of the following describes a primate city?
It is economically & politically interconnected to other cities in the world.
It is disproportionately large in relation to the next largest cities in that country.
It is surrounded by walls like a fortress.
It is linked by colonial administrators to an imperial power.
It is primarily concerned with its role as a religious center.
120s - Q10
Central place theory describes the
spatial patterns of urban and outlying areas based on the flow of goods and services
tendency of different ethnic groups to congregate in a single location
tendency of civilizations to form around certain natural features
outward radiation of cultural patterns from a central place
tendency of wealth to concentrate in urban core areas
120s - Q11
What aspect of the design of Brasília, Canberra, and Washington, D.C., was different from the design of most other urban centers?
They were designed as show places to reflect the power and wealth of their respective countries
Their design was based largely on transportation systems to allow for efficient movement of raw materials and finished products.
They were planned around a major river to allow ease of movement of foodstuffs from the hinterland to the city
They were positioned near the center of their respective countries to help protect them from enemy attack.
They were designed to utilize the hydro-power potential of the nearby rivers to attract manufacturing firms.
300s - Q12
An urban center that is disproportionately larger than the second largest city in a country and that dominates the country’s social, political, and economic activities can be best classified as
a megalopolis
a conurbation
a primate city
an edge city
an imperial city
120s - Q13
The number of functions in a central place is dependent on all of the following EXCEPT the
population of the central place
population of the market area
size of the market area
distance to a place with similar functions
total number of central places in the urban system
120s - Q14
Which of the following is 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?
central place theory
world system theory
concentric zone model
multiple nuclei model
gravity model
120s - Q15
A primate city such as Mexico City is
always located in the center of its country for maximum accessibility
more than twice the size of any other city in its country and dominant economically and culturally
most likely to share its rank size with at least one other city in the country
always a national capital serving as the seat of government and industrial center of the country
much larger than the cities in any neighboring country and serves as the region’s financial capital
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