a) the United States
b) Australia
c) Japan
d) China.
17. The relative location of a city refers to its
a) site.
b) situation.
c) genealogy of development.
d) approximate latitude and longitude.
-factory help cities to develop, Maquiladors (closer to the market, relative = situation)
-site features (labor, capital, ) land? getting factories which help city devt
18. The manufacturing city first emerged in
a) the British Midlands.
b) central Italy.
c) the French coastal region.
d) the Ruhr.
England was the first to industrialize, first urban society, demo trans,
19. Which is not related to urbanization processes of the second urban revolution?
a) urbanization of society
b) second agricultural revolution
c) energy resources (water power, coal) as a site feature
d) cities as theocratic centers all of the 2s go together
20. In a model urban hierarchy, the population of a city, town or village is inversely proportional to its rank in the system (i.e. if the largest city is 4 million the second will be 2 million or 1/2 , the third will be 1/3 and so on). This is known as
a) central place theory.** planned
b) rank-size rule.
c) trade area ordering.
d) a statistical coincidence.
rank-size rule - even development - exception MDC London or Paris (America) primate - definition strict less than 1/2 is it (more complex) - CPT central place theory - where would an edge city go - assumptions
REPHRASE 21. A hinterland reveals the _________ of each settlement.
a) total population
b) working population
c) economic reach
d) aggregate purchasing power
Central Place Theory - define parts - placement of cities by size large versus small - market area
22. Paris and Mexico City are many times larger than the second-ranked city in their respective countries. Their disproportionate size illustrates
a) the concept