13. All of the following are common features of cities in the developing world e

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13. All of the following are common features of cities in the developing world except

a. few of the large cities have modern centers of commerce

b. all have experienced massive in-migrations from rural areas

c. most are ringed by vast squatter settlements

d. all have populations greater than their formal functions and employment bases can support

14. Central places are so named because they

a. are located in the center of a rural area

b. developed on an isotropic plain

c. serve as nodal points for the distribution of goods and services to surrounding nonurban areas

d. were first described by Walter Christaller

15. Which of the following satisfies the criteria to be considered an urban area?

a. A place in the United States with 2,500 or more inhabitants

b. A place in Greece with at least 10,000 inhabitants

c. A place in Nicaragua with 1,000 or more inhabitants

d. All of the above

16. Which of the following is not considered a major reason for the increase in America’s homeless population?

a. government policies leading to a shortage of affordable housing

b. increases in soup kitchens, food banks, and shelters run by non profit groups

c. increases in job loss, divorce, domestic violence, and incapacitating illnesses

d. reduced funding for mental hospitals, resulting in more formerly institutionalized people out on the street

Answer:

Answer: few of the large cities have modern centers of commerce

2 . Central places are so named because they

Answer: serve as nodal points for the distribution of goods and services to surrounding nonurban areas

3. Which of the following satisfies the criteria to be considered an urban area?

Answer: d. All of the above

4. Which of the following is not considered a major reason for the increase in America’s homeless population?

Answer: increases in soup kitchens, food banks, and shelters run by nonprofit groups

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