Question 1

Even with the diffusion of modern telecommunications, many lawyers, financial analysts, and public officials in CBDs still exchange information with colleagues primarily through

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A)   face-to-face contact.
B)   high-cost influence peddling.
C)   interstate highway systems.
D)   the Internet.
E)   television and radio broadcasts.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 2

Because so few people live in the CBD, urban areas are characterized by a high degree of

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A)   blockbusting.
B)   commuting.
C)   threshold.
D)   skyscrapers.
E)   restrictive zoning.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

The ethical dimensions of urban geography are sometimes ignored. For the purposes of this question, imagine that our chief purpose is to increase levels of human fulfillment, justice, and happiness rather than strengthen markets or increase monetary gains. What changes in the discipline of geography would you propose to make this new directive come to fruition, at least in your urban community?

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To prioritize human fulfillment, justice...

Question 4

According to the multiple nuclei model, an airport is likely to attract nearby

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A)   hotels and warehouses.
B)   residences and highways.
C)   retail and wholesale shops.
D)   universities and colleges.
E)   hospitals and clinics.F) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 5

The "Boswash" corridor that stretches from Boston to Washington, D.C., was named "Megalopolis"

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A)   by geographer Jean Gottmann.
B)   because it covered more than one-fourth of total U.S. land area.
C)   because it was planned to house more than half of the U.S. population.
D)   as a counterbalance to the plans of geographer Hugh Separalle.
E)   by economist, philanthropist, and geographer Harvey Keitel.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 6

A central city and its contiguous built-up suburbs is called a metropolitan statistical area.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The U.S. government has encouraged the use of cars in part by

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A)   building interstate highways.
B)   charging high gasoline taxes.
C)   constructing new subways.
D)   protecting prime agricultural land.
E)   tax credits for automobile owners.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

A process of converting a neighborhood from low-income to middle-class or upper-class is

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A)   blockbusting.
B)   filtering.
C)   gentrification.
D)   redlining.
E)   zoning.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

The largest component of the U.S. population lives in

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A)   central cities.
B)   suburbs.
C)   nonmetropolitan areas.
D)   rural settlements.
E)   the second and third rings of the concentric zone model.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 10

Housing in suburbs is typically built for people in a single social class, often excluding others through cost, size, or location of the housing.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Social area analysis attempts to explain

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A)   the changing location of retail and office activities in North American cities.
B)   the development of squatter settlements in developing countries.
C)   the distribution of different types of people in an urban area.
D)   which of the three models of urban structure is the most accurate in the United States.
E)   regions ideal for social services.F) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

-According to this map, Cincinnati-area school districts experience stress largely as a result of economic and social inequality, as well as urban transition.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

How might advancements in automobile technologies further change the form of cities?

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Question 14

European CBDs are similar to those in North America because they both contain

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A)   retail and office activities.
B)   extensive residential areas.
C)   large numbers of skyscrapers.
D)   structures inherited from medieval times.
E)   ancient Roman structures.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 15

How should geographic knowledge best be used to reduce violence in urban areas?

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Question 16

After 1573, most Spanish colonial cities were designed to have

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A)   neighborhoods built around central, smaller plazas with parish churches and older quarters with narrow, winding streets and cramped residences.
B)   gridiron street plans centered on a church and plaza, walls around houses, and wider streets than are in the centers of most European cities.
C)   winding street plans centered on a church and plaza, garden lawns around houses, and wider streets than the centers of most European cities.
D)   gridiron street plans centered on a church and plaza, walls around houses, and narrower, more winding streets than are in the centers of most European cities.
E)   a gridiron street plan, a cathedral, and at least 20 parish churches for each city.F) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 17

Land values are high in the CBD primarily because of

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A)   competition for limited space.
B)   high threshold and range.
C)   less intensive land use.
D)   the lack of skyscrapers.
E)   the lack of residential space.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

Rather than simply asking "how" to enact changes we should pause to ask "why" or "whether we should" make specific kinds of changes in our communities. For example, controversies abound over urban transitions, gentrification, and plans involving the construction of new Walmart stores. Search for this kind of news coverage concerning a nearby community, list some of the "pros" in favor of opening a new Walmart, and then discuss several of the "cons" against the building of these stores. You should also speak with classmates, professors, and community activists and evaluate their arguments concerning low wages, anti-union policies, and the closing of smaller stores when a new Walmart arrives.

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The debate over the opening of new Walma...

Question 19

British cities are surrounded by open space known as

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A)   greenbelts.
B)   public housing.
C)   sprawl.
D)   squatter settlements.
E)   suburbs.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

Cities tend to situate convention centers and sports complexes in their CBDs because

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A)   they hope to lower real estate prices and tax revenues in their downtown areas.
B)   of their low ranges and thresholds.
C)   they hope to stimulate more business for downtown restaurants, bars, and hotels.
D)   they have a need for the kind of rapid transportation that is only available in the CBD.
E)   the CBD offers large amounts of horizontal space.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

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