Question 1

World cities are defined by

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A)   the number and type of business services found there.
B)   their total population.
C)   their location relative to other cities.
D)   the number of museums, monuments, and universities they offer.
E)   their total population in relation to major capital cities.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

Most geography textbooks describe business and consumer services as separate categories for purposes of study and planning, but in what ways do the various kinds of business and consumer services overlap? Discuss several examples where the lines between these categories are blurred or confused.

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Business and consumer services are often...

Question 3

A firm that sells its products primarily to consumers outside its settlement is a

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A)   basic industry.
B)   functional classification.
C)   nonbasic industry.
D)   primate city.
E)   consumer service.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

Discuss the apparent economic base(s) of your local community and its significance to your life at the present moment.

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Varies-but should discuss some type or c...

Question 5

Take an inventory of the kinds of advertisements (in all media, print and electronic) that you encounter over the course of two days. Which of these ads pertain more to consumer services, and which pertain more to business services? How do these various kinds of ads contribute to the consumer culture within which we are immersed? Consider questions of socioeconomic class, gender, and ethnic identity as you formulate your responses to these questions.

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Over the course of two days, I encounter...

Question 6

None of the world's five most populous urban areas is located in Europe.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Residents of rural settlements are more likely than residents of urban settlements to work in

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A)   agriculture.
B)   manufacturing.
C)   services.
D)   education.
E)   cities.F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 8

Which statement best describes the relationship between urbanization and the Industrial Revolution in Europe?

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A)   Urbanization ultimately promoted the Industrial Revolution.
B)   The Industrial Revolution ultimately promoted urbanization.
C)   Urbanization preceded the Industrial Revolution by thousands of years.
D)   Urbanization preceded the Industrial Revolution by hundreds of years.
E)   Urbanization and the Industrial Revolution are largely unrelated.F) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

Copenhagen and London are primate cities even though they are located in more developed countries.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The threshold of a service is the maximum distance that most of the customers are willing to travel.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

-This map of the percentage living in urban settlements indicates that the following countries are more than 75 percent urban:

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A)   South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, and Libya.
B)   Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, China, India, and Australia.
C)   Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Libya.
D)   India, China, Russia, Australia, and Spain.
E)   France, Germany, Romania, Russia, and Bulgaria.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

Discuss the possible reasons for the origin of settlements.

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The origin of settlements can be attribu...

Question 13

-The map of major urban settlements indicates that the vast majority of cities with more than two million residents

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A)   are located in North America and Europe.
B)   that are in Asia are situated on or near the coasts.
C)   that are in South America are on or near the coasts.
D)   that are in South America, Asia, and North America are on or near the coasts.
E)   are located in South Asia and Australia.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

What strategies could you propose to either end the practice of offshore financial services or dissuade companies and wealthy individuals from utilizing them? What advantages might the United States garner by ending or limiting access to these offshore services?

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Question 15

Rapid urbanization continues today in the more developed countries.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

People had established villages and other rural settlements in many parts of the world many thousands of years before the beginning of recorded history around 5,000 years ago.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to Louis Wirth, cities differ from rural areas in being larger, more dense, and more socially homogeneous.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

-According to these "geography of talent" maps,

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A)   the proportion of professionals in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area is greater than the proportion in the Chicago area.
B)   the proportion of professionals in the Phoenix area is greater than the proportion in the Denver area.
C)   the proportion of professionals in the Phoenix and San Diego areas is greater than the proportion in the Denver and St. Louis areas.
D)   the proportion of professionals in the Las Vegas area is greater than the proportion in the Milwaukee area.
E)   the proportion of professionals in the Miami area is greater than the proportion in the Washington, D.C., area.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 19

What factors determine where back office services will locate in LDCs?

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A)   political stability and cultural diversity
B)   market threshold and service range
C)   military training and proximity to command and control centers
D)   low wage rates and workers who can speak English
E)   tax advantages and bank secrecy lawsF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

-This map of early urban settlements indicates that by 1 A.D.

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A)   Beijing was still a small settlement.
B)   Rome was the largest city in the world.
C)   Tokyo was one of the largest cities in the world.
D)   London was the largest city in the world.
E)   Constantinople was still a small settlement.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

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