Chapter 12

The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography 10th Edition

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12-01 Where do service industries contribute the smallest portion to the regional economy?

A. B. C. D. E.

Africa Australia Eastern Europe North America Western Europe

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12-01 Where do service industries contribute the smallest portion to the regional economy?

A. B. C. D. E.

Africa Australia Eastern Europe North America Western Europe

Explanation: Workers in LDCs remain concentrated in the primary and secondary sectors of the economy.

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12-02 In contrast to the United States, most people in the world live in:

A. B. C. D. E.

clustered rural settlements. dispersed rural settlements. small cities. large cities. moderate-sized towns.

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12-02 In contrast to the United States, most people in the world live in:

A. B. C. D. E.

clustered rural settlements. dispersed rural settlements. small cities. large cities. moderate-sized towns.

Explanation: Villages and hamlets surrounded by agricultural fields are common throughout Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia.

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12-03 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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12-03 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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12-04 A central place is located in order to maximize consumer:

A. B. C. D. E.

agricultural production. access to raw materials. access to services. political control. religious control.

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12-04 A central place is located in order to maximize consumer:

A. B. C. D. E.

agricultural production. access to raw materials. access to services. political control. religious control.

Explanation: Sites are selected in order to minimize the range and achieve the necessary threshold.

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12-05 According to the gravity model, the optimal location for a business is:

A. B. C. D. E.

independent of distance from customers. directly related to the number of people in the area. next to businesses offering similar services. in the Central Business District. adjacent to large government facilities.

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12-05 According to the gravity model, the optimal location for a business is:

A. B. C. D. E.

independent of distance from customers. directly related to the number of people in the area. next to businesses offering similar services. in the Central Business District. 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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12-06 Complete the following analogy. Bartender is to consumer services as:

A. B. C. D. E.

auto mechanic is to business services. county clerk is to public services. librarian is to consumer services. corporate attorney is to public services. zoning regulator is to consumer services.

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12-06 Complete the following analogy. Bartender is to consumer services as:

A. B. C. D. E.

auto mechanic is to business services. county clerk is to public services. librarian is to consumer services. corporate attorney is to public services. 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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12-07 A market area associated with a central place is an example of a:

A. B. C. D. E.

contagious region. formal region. functional region. gravity region. vernacular region.

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12-07 A market area associated with a central place is an example of a:

A. B. C. D. E.

contagious region. formal region. functional region. gravity region. vernacular region.

Explanation: Central place market areas are arranged like functional or nodal regions.

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12-08 Which of the following is an example of a basic industry?

A. B. C. D. E.

automobile assembly plant dance studio dentist restaurant supermarket

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12-08 Which of the following is an example of a basic industry?

A. B. C. D. E.

automobile assembly plant dance studio dentist restaurant supermarket

Explanation: Basic industries are those whose primary customers live elsewhere.

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12-09 CBD retail services are least likely to have the following characteristic:

A. B. C. D. E.

primarily rural customers. high threshold. high range. services for office workers. None of these are typical of CBD retail services.

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12-09 CBD retail services are least likely to have the following characteristic:

A. B. C. D. E.

primarily rural customers. high threshold. high range. services for office workers. None of these are typical of CBD retail services.

Explanation: Three types of retail services concentrate in the CBD: high threshold, long range, and cater to office workers.

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12-10 In the United States, services are predominately moving to locations:

A. B. C. D. E.

in scenic rural areas far from cities. in the Central Business District. dispersed evenly throughout cities. in malls near suburbs. with the lowest labor costs.

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12-10 In the United States, services are predominately moving to locations:

A. B. C. D. E.

in scenic rural areas far from cities. in the Central Business District. dispersed evenly throughout cities. in malls near suburbs. with the lowest labor costs.

Explanation: Service providers have moved to the suburbs to be near their customers.

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