AP Human Geography: Urban Patterns
Cities and Urban Land Use is a unit of the AP Human Geography exam. This quiz will test your knowledge of that topic, as well as Chapter 13 of Rubenstein's Human Geography textbook.
- 1.Chicago's CBD (Central Business District) is known as...
- A.
The Skyline
- B.
Business Central
- C.
Wall Street
- D.
The Loop
- E.
Favela
- 2.What is one major difference between suburban areas in the US and Europe?
- A.
US suburban areas are on the outskirts of cities, European suburban areas form independently of cities.
- B.
Us suburban areas do not typically have access to public transport, European suburban areas enjoy access to buses and subways.
- C.
US suburban areas enjoy relatively low crime rates and good schools, European suburban areas have more crime and poorer schools than in the cities.
- D.
US suburban areas are clusted in segregated developments, European suburban areas are dispersed along the beltway.
- E.
There is no difference between the two.
- 3.Before colonization, cities were centered around what primary structure?
- A.
A religious core
- B.
The CBD
- C.
The dwelling of the ruler
- D.
Government buildings
- E.
The tallest building, such as a ziggarut
- 4.What is a squatter settlement?
- A.
Suburban areas in LDCs
- B.
The peripheral zone in the Latin American city model
- C.
Slums in inner cities such as Chicago
- D.
Housing for poor migrants that contains very few services
- E.
Another name for an edge city
- 5.When they conquered cities in the New World, European conquerers preserved established pre-colonial city patterns.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Colonial cities were characterized by which of the following?
- A.
Wider streets and a lower population density
- B.
Narrow streets and slum areas
- C.
A grid-like pattern centering around a religious temple
- D.
Sections set off for Christians, Jews, and foreigners
- E.
Both A and C
- 7.A census tract is a part of an urbanized area that contains about 5,000 residents.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.In the concetric zone model, which of the following is most likely to locate in the outermost ring?
- A.
Industries and factories
- B.
Squatter settlements
- C.
Public housing
- D.
Agricultural establishments
- E.
Wealthy suburban homeowners
- 9.Which of the following is not true about urbanization?
- A.
Urbanization is the process by which cities grow.
- B.
The percentage of urban population has recently exceeded the percentage of rural population for the first time in human history.
- C.
Higher numbers of people moving into cities indicate a high level of development.
- D.
Urban settlements typically have a wide variety of cultural and ethnic influences.
- E.
8 of the 10 most populated cities in the world are in LDCs.
- 10.What was Louis Wirth's contribution to the study of urban patterns?
- A.
Wirth designed the concetric zone model.
- B.
Wirth designed the Latin American city model.
- C.
Wirth studied and created patterns for suburban areas.
- D.
Wirth created three ways to identify an urban area.
- E.
Wirth was the mayor of Los Angeles, and he created new systems of public transport.
- 11.Where is Megalopolis?
- A.
Boston to Washington DC.
- B.
Tokyo.
- C.
Chicago to New York City.
- D.
Greece.
- E.
The Boswah Corridor.
- 12.Which of the following regions are included in an MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area)? You may select more than one answer if needed.
- A.
The suburban areas surrounding city that is the center of an MSA.
- B.
Surrounding counties that send a lot of workers to the MSA.
- C.
Any national parks or public land areas adjacent to the MSA.
- D.
The MSAs to the north and south of it.
- E.
The county in which the MSA is located.
- 13.A city is a/an...
- A.
Center of services.
- B.
Urban settlement that is self-governing.
- C.
CBD and surrounding suburbs.
- D.
Center of an MSA.
- E.
Geographic area with a high density of people.
- 14.Which of the following is NOT a benefit of living in the suburbs?
- A.
Less crime and drug use.
- B.
Better schools for families with children.
- C.
Parking space and a yard.
- D.
Stores, workplaces, and services within walking distance.
- E.
The opportunity to own your own home.
- 15.What are greenbelts?
- A.
Parks created in the inner city to decrease pollution.
- B.
Rings of open space surrounding European cities like London to combat sprawl.
- C.
The loop around the edge of Harris' peripheral model.
- D.
Corridors of agricultural land within suburban areas.
- E.
Eco-friendly subway lines in central cities.
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