Unit 6 Exam Review

Why would makeshift housing be necessary in LDCs or periphery countries?

• Lack of necessary funds for permanent housing

• Because of advanced infrastructure

• Owing to high population density

• As a result of government policies

Enforceable zoning regulations are:

• Guidelines that can be ignored by property developers

• Laws that must be followed by property owners and developers

• Suggestions for city planning

• Optional rules for community development

Low-income immigrants would most likely settle in which areas of urban regions?

• Suburban neighborhoods

• Downtown business districts

• Industrial zones

• Affordable housing areas

The level of development correlates to the availability of public services in which way?

• Higher development leads to more public services.

• Lower development leads to more public services.

• Development level does not affect public services.

• Public services are unrelated to development.

The concentric zone model represents modern American cities by illustrating the spatial distribution of social groups in rings around a central business district.

• True

• False

How do residential and commercial land-use compare in the concentric zone model?

• Residential land-use is typically found in the outer zones, while commercial land-use is concentrated in the center.

• Both residential and commercial land-use are evenly distributed across all zones.

• Commercial land-use is typically found in the outer zones, while residential land-use is concentrated in the center.

• Residential and commercial land-use are both concentrated in the center zone.

Land prices in the Latin American City model ______ the further out you go from the city center.

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

• fluctuate unpredictably

Rural-to-urban migrants find housing in the Latin American City model by:

• living in informal settlements or slums

• renting apartments in the city center

• buying houses in suburban areas

• staying in government-provided housing

What resources made a city populate in Pittsburg, PA?

• Coal and steel

• Gold and silver

• Oil and gas

• Timber and agriculture

Europe became highly urbanized before South America because:

• Europe had a longer history of industrialization and urban development.

• South America had more natural resources, delaying urbanization.

• Europe's climate was more suitable for urbanization.

• South America was more focused on agriculture.