Urban Geography Review Sheet

You will need Urban Geography Worksheets One, Two and Three to complete this review sheet.

1) The earliest villages were made possible because of the ________________ of animals and learning to __________ crops.

2) The social and economic changes that allowed early cities were; religion, a trade center, a need to band together, and geographic location.

3) During the 11th century, ______________________________ helped European cities to develop.

4) England was the first country to have more than half of its population living in cities. When did one half of England's population live in cities?

5) After the industrial revolution started, where did the wealthy in England move?

6) The major attraction of early European cities was that _____________________ provided steady income.

7) What was America's urban population in 1830? __________ 1930? _______

8) STATEMENT The constant change in transportation technology provided growth opportunities for American cities.

9) The earliest American cities were located near a good natural ____________________ .

10) The American cities of the early 1800s were located near great _______________ and Great ______________ .

11) ___________________________ made it possible for cities somewhere other than near a river or large body of water.

12) The _______________________ allowed American workers to live farther away from their work.

13) ________________________ forced American architects to develop skyscrapers.

14) STATEMENT: the basic function of a city is to assemble, process, store and redistribute goods, peoples, and ideas.

15) STATEMENT: The problem that cities overcome is the distribution of resources where you want them, when you want them.

16) A __________________ is a large settlement whose inhabitants work in something other than agriculture.
17) In the United States, a city is a settlement with more than ______________ people.

18) The letter CBD stand for __________________________________________ .

19) A group of people who live near each other, live and interact with each other, and share the same concerns and values is called a ___________________________ .

20) Ghettos are different than neighborhoods because people are ___________ to live there.

21) The physical geography of a setting is called

22) The relationship between site and its population is called

23) THIS IS YOUR ESSAY QUESTION
There are five major factors that determine city size; age, location of a city on an ocean or a river, transportation center, mass communication center, and technological improvements.

24) Chicago, Denver, and Atlanta grew because they were ___________________ centers.

25) During the freeway era, workers could live over __________ miles away from their place of work.

26) Each _________________ place is created to serve the land around it.

27) How far you will go to obtain a good or service is called _______________ .

28) The number of people who must live an an area for a business to show a profit is called a market or _____________________ .

29) The region served by a business or community is called its _____________________ .

30) The good or service that a business or community provides its hinterland is called _____________________ .

31) A ________________ has a population with less than 500 people and only a cross roads store.

32) A _________________ has between 500 and 2500 people and specializes in one economic activity.

33) A _____________ has between 2500 and 20,000 people and is often a government center and has a number of specialized activities.

34) A ____________ has between 20,000 and one million people. These communities are regional government and trade centers.

35) A ______________ city is twice as large as any other city in its country and is the center of government, trade, and culture.