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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
refute Central Place Theory.
C
support Central Place Theory.
D
suggest that Central Place Theory only works in China.
2) According to the central-place theory,
A
small communities bind regions together.
B
large cities serve as economic hubs.
C
most people live in mid sized cities.
D
regions are impossible to define.
3) Central Place Theory predicts larger settlements are
A
more numerous and farther apart.
B
less numerous and closer together.
C
less numerous and farther apart.
D
more numerous and closer together.
4) Central Place Theory is concerned with cities as:
A
transportation centers
B
manufacturing centers
C
providers of goods and services
D
political capitals
5) Which of the following is the highest-order central place function?
A
grocery store
B
neighborhood bank
C
Porsche dealership
D
gas station
6) The minimum area (or population) needed for a business to break even is called its
A
hierarchy
B
function
C
threshold
D
range
7) In central place theory, market areas are presumed to resemble
A
squares
B
hexagons
C
circles
D
triangles
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 place theory
B
urban function
C
urban scatter diagram
D
urban hierarchy
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
central
C
functional
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
Larger towns are spaced farther apart than smaller towns.
C
Towns of the same size will be evenly spaced.
D
If one town were eliminated, then the entire system would have to readjust.
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