Urban Geography and City Characteristics Quiz

Test your knowledge of urban geography with this quiz covering primate cities, CBD formation, suburbanization, and more.

#1

Which of the following is an example of a primate city?

Tokyo
Chicago
Houston
Denver
#2

What term refers to the physical expansion of urban areas into rural areas?

Urban renewal
Urbanization
Urban sprawl
Urban decay
#3

Which of the following factors is NOT a characteristic of a megacity?

High population density
Complex transportation networks
Limited economic opportunities
Low level of infrastructure development
#4

Which of the following factors is NOT a characteristic of a primate city?

Large population
Economic dominance
Hierarchical structure
Low population density
#5

What term describes the concentration of people, activities, and buildings in urban areas?

Ruralization
Urbanization
Suburbanization
Centralization
#6

What term describes the process of increasing the proportion of a country's population living in cities and towns?

Suburbanization
Urbanization
Gentrification
Decentralization
#7

Which of the following is NOT a factor contributing to the growth of edge cities?

Highway construction
Technological advancements
Proximity to cultural attractions
Availability of cheap land
#8

What is the term for the process of suburbanization in which the wealthy move back to the city center?

Gentrification
Urban sprawl
White flight
Redlining
#9

Which of the following factors is NOT typically associated with the formation of a central business district (CBD)?

High land values
Concentration of financial institutions
Low population density
Presence of transportation hubs
#10

What term describes the physical and social separation of people based on race or ethnicity?

Urbanization
Segregation
Diversity
Integration
#11

What is the term for the process of transforming industrial buildings or warehouses into residential or commercial spaces?

Redevelopment
Deindustrialization
Adaptive reuse
Brownfield development
#12

Which of the following cities is an example of a planned city?

London
Mumbai
Brasília
Rome
#13

Which of the following factors contributes to the formation of an edge city?

Proximity to transportation networks
High land values
Presence of cultural amenities
Historic preservation efforts
#14

What concept refers to the process of increasing the number of people living in urban areas relative to rural areas?

Counterurbanization
Suburbanization
Urbanization
Ruralization
#15

Which of the following cities is known for its concentric zone model of urban structure?

Los Angeles
New York City
Chicago
Paris
#16

What concept refers to the movement of people from rural to urban areas?

Counterurbanization
Ruralization
Suburbanization
Urbanization
#17

Which of the following cities is known for its sector model of urban structure?

London
Los Angeles
Paris
Tokyo
#18

What is the term for the physical layout of a city, including its streets, buildings, and open spaces?

Urban fabric
Urban renewal
Urban decay
Urban morphology
#19

Which of the following cities is known for its multiple nuclei model of urban structure?

Boston
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Atlanta

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