Deck 6: Spatial Perspectives: Making Sense of Space

Question 1

The invasion-succession movement refers to

A) the long history of wars of most cities.
B) the low level of education of recent immigrants.
C) the movement of social groups to different neighborhoods of the city.
D) the limited mobility for certain groups who wanted to move.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Along the New York State Thruway, spaced at least 75 miles apart, is Buffalo-Niagara Falls, Rochester, Syracuse, Utica-Rome, and Albany-Schenectady-Troy. Smaller cities space themselves out so as to not cut into each other's markets. This is the result of

A) distance intervals.
B) space planning.
C) land development.
D) urban sectors.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

For a setting to become a city, it must

A) have a minimally hospitable environment.
B) have a political structure.
C) be self-sufficient.
D) have local access to either gas or oil.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The growth of the city of Houston in Texas

A) was promoted by its location on the Gulf of Mexico.
B) was caused by increased levels of tourism.
C) was based on the service industry rather than manufacturing.
D) was prompted by a lack of opportunity in other cities.

Question 5

Twenty-first-century Seattle, Washington, is described in the text as a(n) " " city.

A) exurban
B) suburban
C) environmental
D) break-of-bulk

Question 6

Geographic settings

A) are the most important determinant of city size.
B) matter mostly for industrial cities.
C) interact with social factors to shape the city.
D) are more important in San Francisco than in Los Angeles.

Question 7

Urban ecology

A) was generated by Max Weber.
B) studies the urban environment.
C) draws from plant and animal ecology.
D) is the focus of central place theory.

Question 8

The chief reason for the settlement, growth, and destruction of New Orleans has been

A) farming.
B) water.
C) industry.
D) technology.

Question 9

Criticism of the Chicago School of Urban Ecology includes all but which of the following?

A) It lacks a theoretical foundation.
B) It cannot be applied to every city.
C) It pays little attention to the role of individual choices.
D) The importance of the population movement varies in different places and by periods.

Question 10

The multiple nuclei theory

A) gives strong support to the Chicago School of Urban Ecology.
B) suggests that, with time, manufacturing industries tend to concentrate in a specific
Area.
C) argues that as cities grow, they diversify and develop distinct sectors of activities.
D) help to predict the specific land use pattern of cities.

Question 11

A look at the most populous North American metropolises suggests that

A) cities tend to locate themselves toward the center of each state.
B) the railroads determined their location.
C) the majority are located on waterways.
D) defense was a crucial factor in determining their location.

Question 12

The concentric zone hypothesis suggests that

A) cities grow outward in a series of concentric rings over time.
B) cities form a circle made of several pie-shaped sectors.
C) wealth decreases as one moves away from the city's center.
D) competition is denser in the central business district.

Question 13

The use of private automobiles in Los Angeles

A) removed the present shape of the city.
B) contributed to the smog problem.
C) restrained the city from expanding.
D) began a trend for city travel.

Question 14

The importance of defense

A) is a crucial factor in the shape of North American cities today.
B) promoted the development of gridiron cities.
C) explains the radiocentric shape of many cities.
D) was limited in medieval times.

Question 15

The sector theory

A) focuses mostly on industrial land use.
B) states that cities contain pie-shaped districts rather than rings.
C) represents fashionable areas that tend to move inward toward the center of the city.
D) describes rich and poor areas that tend to blend with time.

Question 16

Gridiron cities

A) no longer exist.
B) represent exceptions in the United States.
C) were typically built after the Industrial Revolution.
D) are influenced by political rather than economic factors.

Question 17

The development of gridiron cities is due mostly to

A) religious factors.
B) military factors.
C) ethnic factors.
D) economic factors.

Question 18

One of the main attractions of the city center is that it provides opportunity for stable economic structures. This is best characterized by

A) central place theory.
B) building block theory.
C) radiocentric theory.
D) concentric theory.

Question 19

What Burgess calls the zone in transition

A) is composed mostly of single-unit housing.
B) includes a large number of upscale districts.
C) consists primarily of light manufacturing factories and ethnic neighborhoods.
D) is located within a 30- to 60-minute ride of the central business district.

Question 20

According to Park, the shape of a city is

A) determined by competition and the population movement.
B) determined only by competition for limited resources.
C) mostly a function of socioeconomic variables.
D) constant through time.

Question 21

A "social area" is

A) inhabited by people who share a predictable combination of characteristics.
B) the city district in which restaurants and entertainment facilities can be found.
C) highly representative of the overall population and land use.
D) unable to predict where groups will settle, or explain why groups settled

Question 22

A combination of geographic-climatic conditions and social-economic factors explains why cities are where they are.

Question 23

Gridiron cities are more common in North America.

Question 24

Multiple nuclei theory challenges the idea that urban land use can be predicted.

Question 25

While gridiron cities are clearly organized, radiocentric cities were not designed with a specific purpose in mind.

Question 26

Washington, D.C., did not emerge as an economic center.

Question 27

Gridiron cities promote communal lifestyles.

Question 28

Salt Lake City was first established as a trade center.

Question 29

Miami's climate contributed to its development as an "amenity city."

Question 30

The Chicago school developed one of the first theories of urban ecology.

Question 31

Athens, London, and Quebec City all had a strategic military location historically.

Question 32

In creating cities, human beings simply respond to the natural environment.

Question 33

Social area analysis focuses on the of residents.

A) social ranking
B) family type
C) economic history
D) financial background

Question 34

Cities must be located on waterways to develop.

Question 35

Houston is an example of a break-of-bulk city.

Question 36

The sector theory ignores changes in city shapes over time.

Question 37

Edward W. Soja's postmodern perspective of Los Angeles includes all but the following?

A) Los Angeles as a decentralized metropolis
B) Los Angeles as a fragmented power structure
C) Los Angeles as a site of great conformity
D) Los Angeles as a fragmented mismatch of wedges and citadels

Question 38

Which of the following responses about GIS Mapping is accurate?

A) GIS mapping is a computer-based research tool.
B) GIS mapping will not provide information about the earth.
C) GIS mapping needs to be user-preloaded with maps.
D) GIS mapping doesn't need satellite assistance.

Question 39

Rayner Banham has provided a vivid depiction of the Los Angeles area, identifying four basic "ecologies" including autopia, surfurbia, and the plains of

A) Ego.
B) Id.
C) Super Ego.
D) Super Id.

Question 40

Cities obtain, produce, and distribute their goods and services more cheaply than smaller settlements can.

Question 41

Michael J. Dear asserts that Los Angeles's decentralized politics result in problems of political representation.

Question 42

A major issue with living away from the CBD is limited public transportation.

Question 43

Social area analysis compares more than 140 cities to identify the most important determinant of urban land use.

Question 44

Edward W. Soja argues that Los Angeles is a highly centralized metropolis that is becoming even more organized as time goes on.

Question 45

Critics of the Los Angeles School contend that its proponents overemphasize the applicability of the model.