GEOG 103 Week 5 Quiz

GEOG 103 Week 5 Quiz | Canvas University 

Question 1

An activity that fulfills a human want or need and returns money to those who provide it is known as

  

an activity.  

a transaction.  

a kickback.  

a service.  

a favor.

 

Question 2

Services generate more than ________ of GDP in most developed countries, compared to less than ________ in most developing countries.

  

three-quarters; two-thirds  

two-thirds; three-quarters  

two-thirds; half  

three quarters; half  

half; two-thirds

 

 

Question 3

In the U.S., the financial sector provides about ________ percent of all jobs.

  

23  

6  

14  

42  

30

 

Question 4

Geographers use ________ to represent market areas because of their geometric properties compared with those of circles and squares.

  

triangles 

heptagon 

pentagons 

hexagons 

octagons

 

Question 5

Geographers apply ________ to create market area studies that assist service providers with opening and expanding their facilities.

  

rank-size rule 

primate city rule 

range of service rule  

range  

central place theory

 

Question 6

The two components of central place theory are

  

threshold and market share. 

rank-size rule and threshold.  

range and rank-size rule.  

market share and range.  

range and threshold.

 

Question 7

________ feature buildings clustered along a road or body of water to facilitate communications.

  

Dispersed rural settlements 

Clustered circular rural settlements 

Clustered linear rural settlements 

Clustered rural settlements 

Main street settlements

 

Question 8

The ________ consists of a central open space surrounded by structures.

  

main street settlement 

<font color="#1A181C">clustered rural settlement</font>  

clustered circular rural settlement 

clustered linear rural settlement 

dispersed rural settlement

 

 

Question 9

The percentage of people living in cities increased from 3 percent in 1800 to about ________ percent in 1950.

  

40  

30  

90  

60  

15

 

Question 10

The service sector of the economy is subdivided into four types; consumer services, business services, academic services and private services.

  

True  

False

 

Question 11

Central place theory explains the distribution of services and why a regular pattern of settlements exist, at least in developed countries such as the United States.

  

True  

False

 

Question 12

A central place is a market center for the exchange of goods and services by people attracted from the surrounding area.

  

True  

False

 

Question 13

________ explains how services are distributed and why a regular pattern of settlements exists, at least in developed countries such as the United States.

  

Central place theory  

The distance tolerance model 

The sector model  

The Concentric model  

The von Thunen model

 

Question 14

The ________is the minimum number of people needed to support the service.

  

threshold 

distance  

hierarchy  

range  

law of equidistance

 

Question 15

Using the rank-size rule, a country's fourth largest city is expected to be about a ________ of the size of the largest city.

  

two-thirds  

one-sixteenth  

one quarter  

half  

one-third

 

Question 16

According to the primate city rule, the largest settlement has

  

about the same size as the second ranking settlement.  

about three times the population of the second ranking settlement.  

about four times the population of the second ranking settlement.  

<font color="#1A181C">more than twice as many people as the second ranking settlement.</font>  

slightly more people than the second ranking settlement.

 

Question 17

The ________ predicts that the optimal location of a service is directly related to the number of people in the area and inversely related to the distance people must travel to access it.

  

central place theory  

threshold rule 

rank-size rule  

gravity model  

range predictor

 

Question 18

Geographers typically predict market share of stores through the so-called ________.

  

threshold rule  

analog method 

central place theory  

rank-size rule  

range analysis

 

Question 19

World cities are most closely integrated into the global economic system because they are

  

at the heart of the supply chain and make sure goods move freely.  

control the flow of labor and technology.  

integral to the functioning of democracy.  

contribute money to local, regional and national candidates for elective officers.  

<font color="#1A181C">at the center of the flow of information and capital.</font>

 

Question 20

Which of the following will a company in the U.S. not typically outsource to a developing country?

  

customer service phone banks  

legal representation in the U.S.  

payroll management  

transcription work  

processing insurance claims

 

 

Question 21

Attracting talented individuals is important for a city because these individuals are

  

those who make the city famous.  

responsible for the high-tech jobs created.  

those who run for political office. 

those who pay taxes.  

<font color="#1A181C">responsible for promoting economic innovation.</font>