AP Human Geo Urban Challenges Quiz

The rapid spread of a city from its center is known as...

• New Urbanism

• Exurbanization

• Urban sprawl

• Urban infill

Identify this model with a traditional and a colonial CBD, an informal economy zone, and informal settlements along the periphery.

• African City Model

• Latin American City Model

• Concentric Zone Model

• Middle Eastern City Model

Which urban model would best describe a city that includes edge cities along its beltways?

• galactic city

• sector

• multiple city

• Griffen-Ford

What concept describes the process in which a wealthy family sells its house to a less-wealthy family of a different ethnic group, who then divides the house into two units?

• functional zonation

• filtering

• zoning

• urban planning

According to the graph, the US would be the most likely to have...

• the most informal economic activity sales

• the most black market sales

• most of its paid labor reported and taxed

Starting in the 1990's, a movement known as _________ began to feature mixed-use neighborhoods with businesses and residential properties, walkable areas and a variety of price ranges for homes.

• blockbusting

• gentrification

• leapfrogging

• new urbanism

Goals of new urbanism inlcude (3)..

• increase homogeneity

• increase affordable housing

• creating lively, vibrant neighborhoods

• reducing urban sprawl

Which of the following contributes to urban sprawl?

• urban infill

• leapfrogging

Which of the following is a megacity in Southeast Asia?

• Beijing

• Sao Paulo

• Jakarta

• Tokyo

Which of the following are megacities in Latin America? (3)

• Lima, Peru

• Sao Paulo, Brazil

• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Quito, Ecuador