In the United States, which of the following definitions of a city covers the largest land area?

In the United States, which of the following definitions of a city covers the largest land area? 

A) central business district
B) urbanized area
C) metropolitan statistical area
D) central city
E) regional government federation

Answer: C

The largest number of trips are made for

The largest number of trips are made for 

A) social journeys
B) recreation
C) personal business
D) shopping
E) work

Answer: E

The process of legally adding land area to a city in the United States is

The process of legally adding land area to a city in the United States is 

A) defined by urbanized area.
B) an application of eminent domain.
C) annexation.
D) accreditation.
E) zoning.

Answer: C

The area of the city where retail and office activities historically were clustered was the

The area of the city where retail and office activities historically were clustered was the

A) urbanized area.
B) hub.
C) metropolitan statistical area.
D) central business district.
E) central city.

Answer: D

Metropolitan Statistical Areas

Metropolitan Statistical Areas 

A) have populations of at least 50000.
B) only include land that is urban.
C) encompass 54% of the US population.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Answer: A

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

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

A) central cities.
B) suburbs.
C) nonmetropolitan areas.
D) the second and third rings of the concentric zone model.
E) rural settlements.

Answer: B

Compared to whites, African Americans in U.S. cities are more likely to be

Compared to whites, African Americans in U.S. cities are more likely to be 

A) clustered in inner-city neighborhoods.
B) distributed uniformly in the city.
C) distributed across the commuters zone.
D) dispersed throughout the city.
E) clustered in suburbs.

Answer: A

In recent years urban residents are more likely to shop in

In recent years urban residents are more likely to shop in 

A) suburban malls.
B) specialty boutiques.
C) corner shops.
D) downtown stores.
E) all of the above

Answer: A

As a result of high land costs the American CBD is characterized by

As a result of high land costs the American CBD is characterized by 

A) reuse of existing buildings.
B) construction of skyscrapers.
C) sprawl.
D) high threshold and range.
E) less intensive land use.

Answer: B

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

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

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

Answer: D

Social area analysis attempts to explain

Social area analysis attempts to explain

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

Answer: D

A land use typically excluded from a North American CBD is

A land use typically excluded from a North American CBD is 

A) office.
B) government.
C) retail.
D) industrial.
E) B and C

Answer: D

Public transportation

Public transportation 

A) accounts for 25% of commuters in Chicago but only 10% of total commuters in the US
B) declined from 23 billion trips per year in 1940 to 10 billion in 2006
C) accounts for 60% of commuters in New York City but only 5% of total commuters in the US
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Answer: B

Factories have moved to suburban locations in part because of

Factories have moved to suburban locations in part because of

A) availability of large tracts of high-priced land.
B) access to main highways.
C) access to cheap labor.
D) adequate space to build vertical structures.
E) good rail connections.

Answer: B

The city plus its surrounding built-up suburbs is the

The city plus its surrounding built-up suburbs is the 

A) regional government federation.
B) central city.
C) urbanized area.
D) metropolitan statistical area.
E) consolidated metropolitan statistical area.

Answer: C

A legal form of segregation in U.S. cities is achieved through

A legal form of segregation in U.S. cities is achieved through 

A) filtering.
B) blockbusting.
C) busing.
D) greenbelts.
E) zoning.

Answer: E

A process by which banks designate an area within which they refuse to lend money for improvements is

A process by which banks designate an area within which they refuse to lend money for improvements is

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

Answer: B

The underclass is characterized in part by high rates of

The underclass is characterized in part by high rates of

A) social mobility.
B) drug addiction.
C) employment.
D) fire protection.
E) literacy.

Answer: B

Compared to the private automobile, public transportation offers more

Compared to the private automobile, public transportation offers more 

A) flexibility.
B) energy efficiency.
C) pollution.
D) range.
E) privacy.

Answer: B

Sprawl is the

Sprawl is the

A) change in density within an urban area from the center to the periphery.
B) period in the morning and evening with the heaviest volumes of traffic.
C) development of new housing sites not contiguous to the existing built-up area.
D) land maintained as open space surrounding an urban area.
E) increasing population density in rings two and three of the concentric zone model.

Answer: C