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Chapter 12 Clickers
The Cultural LandscapeEleventh Edition
Services andsettlements
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John ConleySaddleback College
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Where do service industries contribute the smallest portion to the regional economy?
a) Africab) Australiac) Eastern Europed) North Americae) Western Europe
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Where do service industries contribute the smallest portion to the regional economy?
a) Africab) Australiac) Eastern Europed) North Americae) Western Europe
Explanation: Workers in LDCs remain concentrated in the primary and secondary sectors of the economy.
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In contrast to the United States, most people in the world live in:
a) clustered rural settlements.b) dispersed rural settlements.c) small cities.d) large cities.e) moderate-sized towns.
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In contrast to the United States, most people in the world live in:
a) clustered rural settlements.b) dispersed rural settlements.c) small cities.d) large cities.e) moderate-sized towns.
Explanation: Villages and hamlets surrounded by agricultural fields are common throughout Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
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The enclosure movement in Great Britain was carried out primarily to:
a) advance democracy.b) encourage rural citizens to move to clustered rural
settlements.c) increase agricultural efficiency. d) quell labor unrest.e) squash the revolutionary spirit of the peasantry.
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The enclosure movement in Great Britain was carried out primarily to:
a) advance democracy.b) encourage rural citizens to move to clustered rural settlements.c) increase agricultural efficiency. d) quell labor unrest.e) squash the revolutionary spirit of the peasantry.
Explanation: Using force, the British government consolidated small rural landholdings into large farms.
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A central place is located in order to maximize consumer:
a) agricultural production.b) access to raw materials.c) access to services. d) political control.e) religious control.
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A central place is located in order to maximize consumer:
a) agricultural production.b) access to raw materials.c) access to services. d) political control.e) religious control.
Explanation: Sites are selected in order to minimize the range and achieve the necessary threshold.
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According to the gravity model, the optimal location for a business is:
a) independent of distance from customers.b) directly related to the number of people in the area.c) next to businesses offering similar services.d) in the Central Business District.e) adjacent to large government facilities.
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According to the gravity model, the optimal location for a business is:
a) independent of distance from customers.b) directly related to the number of people in the area.c) next to businesses offering similar services.d) in the Central Business District.e) adjacent to large government facilities.
Explanation: Additionally, the gravity model assumes that the optimal location for a service is inversely related to the distance people must travel to access it.
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Complete the following analogy. Bartender is to consumer services as:
a) auto mechanic is to business services.b) county clerk is to public services.c) librarian is to consumer services. d) corporate attorney is to public services. e) zoning regulator is to consumer services.
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Complete the following analogy. Bartender is to consumer services as:
a) auto mechanic is to business services.b) county clerk is to public services.c) librarian is to consumer services. d) corporate attorney is to public services. e) zoning regulator is to consumer services.
Explanation: Although the distinctions among service workers are not absolute, the classifications are useful for discussing different spatial distributions.
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A market area associated with a central place is an example of a:
a) contagious region.b) formal region.c) functional region.d) gravity region.e) vernacular region.
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A market area associated with a central place is an example of a:
a) contagious region.b) formal region.c) functional region.d) gravity region.e) vernacular region.
Explanation: Central place market areas are arranged like functional or nodal regions.
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Which of the following is an example of a basic industry?
a) automobile assembly plantb) dance studioc) dentistd) restaurante) supermarket
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Which of the following is an example of a basic industry?
a) automobile assembly plantb) dance studioc) dentistd) restaurante) supermarket
Explanation: Basic industries are those whose primary customers live elsewhere.
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Which of the following countries is least urbanized?
a) Brazilb) United Statesc) Franced) Indiae) Japan
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Which of the following countries is least urbanized?
a) Brazilb) United Statesc) Franced) Indiae) Japan
Explanation: India has ten cities with populations over 3 million yet the majority of Indians live in the countryside.
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Over the last five decades urban growth rates have been highest in:
a) LDCs.b) MDCs.c) the United States.d) northern Europe.e) Australia.
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Over the last five decades urban growth rates have been highest in:
a) LDCs.b) MDCs.c) the United States.d) northern Europe.e) Australia.
Explanation: LDCs host eight of the ten most populous cities and their growth is being sped by rural migration and natural increase.
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New York City is the only Alpha++ city in the United States. What is the only Alpha+ city in the United States?
a) Los Angelesb) Washington D.C.c) San Franciscod) Bostone) Chicago
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New York City is the only Alpha++ city in the United States. What is the only Alpha+ city in the United States?
a) Los Angelesb) Washington D.C.c) San Franciscod) Bostone) Chicago
Explanation: Chicago is a break-of-bulk-point and a major center of commerce and trade
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What is the closest non-island country to the United States that is an offshore financial service center?
a) Belizeb) Mexicoc) Costa Ricad) Uruguaye) Guatemala
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What is the closest non-island country to the United States that is an offshore financial service center?
a) Belizeb) Mexicoc) Costa Ricad) Uruguaye) Guatemala Explanation: The other countries don’t currently have laws in place that encourage offshore banking within them.
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