AP®GeographyCollege BoardHuman GeographyExam QuestionsCities & Urban Land-Use Patterns & ProcessesOrigin and Influence of Urbanization

Origin and Influence of Urbanization (College Board AP® Human Geography): Exam Questions

15 mins15 questions
11 mark

Which of the following is an example of Paris’ site?

  • Founded on an island in the Seine, creating a strong defensive system for the Romans.

  • Paris existed near areas with high agricultural productivity. 

  • The Seine was used for maritime transport to support industrialization and manufacturing.

  • During the time of Napolean, a radial road system was developed

  • During the time of Napolean, a radial road system was developed

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21 mark

Which of the following would not reference the site of cities?

  • Topography

  • Water availability

  • Natural resources

  • Climate

  • Proximity to transport routes

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31 mark

Suburbanization is

  • The movement of people outwards from the city

  • The expansion of cities and towns outwards at a rapid pace

  • The movement of people and businesses from the city, out towards the suburbs

  • The movement of people from rural areas to urban areas

  • The movement of people within one country

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41 mark

Push factors are negative features of rural areas, causing people to move to urban areas. Which of the following is not a push factor? 

  • Poverty

  • Unemployment

  • Drought

  • Wage increase

  • Resource depletion

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51 mark

What was one of the main reasons for the movement of people from rural to urban areas?

  • Suburbanization

  • Decentralization

  • Revitalization

  • Industrialization 

  • Urbanization

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61 mark

Racial segregation that occurs naturally without the law intervening is known as

  • Zoning

  • De facto segregation

  • Segregation

  • Globalization

  • Melting pot

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71 mark

Which of the following is not a megacity?

  • Tokyo, Japan

  • Mumbai, India

  • New York, USA

  • Lagos, Nigeria

  • Manchester, UK

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81 mark

Metacities are

  • Cities with more than 1 million people

  • Cities with more than 20 million people

  • Cities with more than 10 million people

  • Areas with multiple large cities create an urban area with over 10 million people.

  • Areas with less than 100 people

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91 mark

According to Immanuel Wallerstein’s World Systems Theory, which country from the list below is a periphery country?

  • Phillippines

  • Germany

  • South Korea

  • Brazil

  • Japan

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101 mark

 Boomburbs are 

  • An area that used to be rural or residential but has now expanded with businesses and shopping centres. 

  • Wealthier residential areas further out of the city, past the suburbs.

  • The rapid expansion of urbanised areas, encroaching onto green spaces.

  • The rapid growth of a suburban area, with roughly double-digit growth over a decadal span.

  • The movement of people and industries out of the city centre to the suburbs.

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111 mark

Where in the world are you likely to find more megacities and metacities?

  • Slums

  • Boomburbs

  • Lower-income countries

  • Higher-income countries

  • Core countries

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121 mark

Where would you likely find edge cities? 

  • Further out in the suburbs

  • Along major roads, typically surrounding the main city’s CBD

  • Beyond the suburbs, typically prosperous residential areas

  • Along major transport routes

  • In poorer areas

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131 mark

What sits at the top of the urban hierarchy? 

  • World cities

  • Villages

  • Towns

  • Regional cities

  • Hamlet

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141 mark

According to the Gravity Model, which location would exert a stronger pull?

  • Nashville

  • Los Angeles

  • Fort Worth

  • Boston

  • Seattle

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151 mark

Isolated dwellings, hamlets, villages, small towns, large towns, cities and conurbations represent what?

  • Urban Hierarchy

  • Urban Networks

  • Globalization

  • Suburbanization

  • Sprawl

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