AP Human Geography Unit 6 Modules 47-49 Test

Which of the following statements is true in reference to rank-size rule?

• the urban hierarchy of the United States shows Los Angeles as a primate city.

• France, Canada, and the United States all follow the rank-size rule because of their development level

• in order to qualify as following rank-size rule, a country's urban hierarchy must be within 2% of the actual numbers of the formula for rank-size rule

• in rank-size rule, the seocnd largest city is about 20% less populated than the largest city, the third largest city is about 30% less populated than the largest city, the fourth largest city is about 40% less populated than the largest city, and so on

• the rank-size rule is more common in develped countries than in developing countries

Which of the following would not be considered a primate city?

• Paris

• Mexico City

• Moscow

• London

• Washington, DC

A city such as London that dominates the economic, political, and cultural life of its country is categorized as this type of city ______

• leading

• capital

• primate

• prime

• primary

The geographer who developed central place theory, as depicted in the figure, was _____

• Christaller

• von Thunen

• Hoyt

• Burgess

• Harris & Ullman

According to central-place theory, whih shape BEST predicts the location of cities?

• circle

• square

• triangle

• hexagon

• dispersed

The range of a good is the _______

• number of people required to make its provision economically feasible

• average profit margin required to make production economically feasible

• average maximum distance people are willing to travel to purchase it

• average minimum distance people are willing to travel to purchase it

• the amount of sales necessary to make a profit

Which of the following did Walter Christaller believe people would travel great distances for?

• purchase household goods

• visit a medical specialist

• go to the grocery store

• car repair

• go to work

Which of the following terms best explains how geographers understand the interactions between different settlements?

• urban system theory

• primate city rule

• rank-size rule

• central place theory

• gravity model

Which of the following statements is true based on the principles of the gravity model?

• the attraction between City A and City B would increase if a high-speed transport train was built to connect these two cities

• despite having the smallest population, City D has the greatest attraction to City A because it is located closer to City A compared to the other cities

• when using the gravity model, the larger the number, the less attraction found between two cities

• since City B has the lowest attraction number, City A is more attracted to City B than the other cities

• despite being furthest in distance away from City A, City C has the highest attraction to City A, mainly due to its large population

Using the gravity model concept, which of the following cities would show the greatest attraction to Denver, Colorado?

• Tokyo, Japan

• London, Great Britain

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Chicago, Ilinois

• Los Angeles, California