APHG - Unit 6 Vocab Quiz

Which urban model best explains the spatial impact of automobiles and the construction of interstate highways on metropolitan areas in the United States?

• concentric ring
• peripheral/galactic city model
• sector model
• multiple  nuclei model

Young single recent college graduates who move into distressed inner city neighborhoods and refurbish their new residences would be an example of

• blockbusting
• red lining
• gentrification
• white flight

 In Hoyt’s Sector Model lower income neighborhoods are usually located

•  in a wedge that extends from the CBD to the suburbs.
• adjacent to the industrial and transportation corridor
•  on the east side of the city.
•  in the first ring around the CBD.

A pattern of settlements in a country such that the nth largest settlement is 1/n the population of the largest settlement. Developed countries tend to conform to this rule, while developing countries tend to have one primate city.

• Rank-Size Rule
• City-Size Rule
• City Development Rule
• Primate City Size Rule

According to Alfred Weber, which one of the following costs of production is the most important factor in locating a new industry?

• Labor
• Transportation
• Raw Materials
• Agglomeration Costs

A model combining elements of indigenous culture and colonialism by combining radial sectors and concentric zones. Includes a thriving CBD with a commercial spine and an industrial spine as polar opposites. The core of the city consists of historic colonial neighborhoods and the periphery of the city is composed of squatter settlements due to rapid industrialization.

• Griffen-Ford Latin American City Model
• Sector Model
• Concentric Zone Model
• Latin American Cities

A company which uses more than one mode of transport will often locate near what?

• Factory
• Consumer Products 
• Raw materials 
• Break-of-bulk Point

Why do most restaurants clump together in shopping malls and on busy street corners?

• Agglomeration
• Ease of Access
• More Capital
• Laws of Location 

Legislation and regulations to limit suburban sprawl and preserve farmland

• Smart Growth

• NIMBY

• Zoning

• Redlining

Squatter settlements in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) cities are usually located

• along major highways
• on the outskirts of the urban area
• in warehouse districts
• adjacent to industrial areas