Which of the following best describes a major problem
specifically related to urban sprawl in developed countries?
(1 point)
market saturation resulting from too many businesses being
opened for a given market
extensive migration from the central city to the suburbs
widespread crime among the suburban poor population
extensive poverty in the suburbs related to migration from
rural areas
extensive migration from the central city to the suburbs
Which of the following is an accurate description of a city’s role
in its surrounding region? (1 point)
Cities are always nodes in the functional regions of
metropolitan areas.
City governments control the governments of the suburbs
that surround them.
Cities provide infrastructure for suburbs and surrounding
rural areas.
Cities are always the homes of the people who work in them.
Cities provide infrastructure for suburbs and surrounding rural areas.
Which of the following best describes the two roles traditional
hinterlands fulfilled related to their ports? (1 point)
producing goods to be exported through the port and being a
market for goods being imported at the port
defending the port from invasion and maintaining law and
order around the port
providing tribute (taxes) to the port and supplying sailors to
the port
supplying labor to the port and buying good produced in the
ports
producing goods to be exported through the port and being a market for goods being imported at the port
In modern city-hinterland relationships, what is often the most
important resource the city receives from the hinterland?
(1 point)
agricultural products as food for the urban population
labor
materials used as fuel such as firewood
tax income