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Central Place Theory
Test Description: Central Place Theory
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1) Settlement patterns in the American Midwest
A
suggest that Central Place Theory does not apply to non-European areas.
B
suggest that Central Place Theory only works in China.
C
support Central Place Theory.
D
refute Central Place Theory.
2) According to the central-place theory,
A
most people live in mid sized cities.
B
small communities bind regions together.
C
large cities serve as economic hubs.
D
regions are impossible to define.
3) Central Place Theory predicts larger settlements are
A
less numerous and farther apart.
B
less numerous and closer together.
C
more numerous and farther apart.
D
more numerous and closer together.
4) Central Place Theory is concerned with cities as:
A
manufacturing centers
B
transportation centers
C
political capitals
D
providers of goods and services
5) Which of the following is the highest-order central place function?
A
Porsche dealership
B
neighborhood bank
C
gas station
D
grocery store
6) The minimum area (or population) needed for a business to break even is called its
A
function
B
threshold
C
range
D
hierarchy
7) In central place theory, market areas are presumed to resemble
A
triangles
B
circles
C
hexagons
D
squares
8) A system of cities consisting of various levels, with few cities at the top level and increasingly more settlements on each lower level, is known as an
A
urban hierarchy
B
urban scatter diagram
C
urban function
D
urban place theory
9) Urban-economic geographers refer to a city or town that provides goods and services to the surrounding population as a ________ place
A
convenient
B
functional
C
central
D
high order
10) Which of the following statements concerning Christaller’s Central Place Theory is incorrect?
A
The number of larger towns and the number of smaller towns are roughly equal.
B
If one town were eliminated, then the entire system would have to readjust.
C
Towns of the same size will be evenly spaced.
D
Larger towns are spaced farther apart than smaller towns.
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