Chapter 5

Question 1

The “gravity” that draws economic activity into clusters is?

Answer 1

Demand for access or proximity (Ch 5)

Question 2

Spatial or distance relationships that are important to a land use are called its?

Answer 2

Linkages (Ch 5)

Question 3

Cities have tended to grow where?

Answer 3

Transportation modes intersect or change (Ch 5)

Question 4

The economic base multiplier of a city tends to be greater if the city is?

Answer 4

Larger (Ch 5)

Question 5

The best example of a base economic activity would be?

Answer 5

A Regional Sales Office (Ch 5)

Question 6

Important supply factors affecting a city’s growth or potential growth include all EXCEPT?

Answer 6

Unemployment rate (Ch 5)

Question 7

Which of these are true about agglomeration economies?

Answer 7

All of the above (Ch 5)

Question 8

Which of these influences will decrease the level of a bid-rent curve at the center of the city?

Answer 8

Faster Travel Time (Ch 5)

Question 9

In a system of bid-rent curves, asuming that households are identical except for the feature noted, which of these prospective bidders will bid successfully for the sites nearest to the CBD?

Answer 9

Households with the greatest number of commuting workers (Ch 5)

Question 10

A large university is an example of what kind of economic phenomenon?

Answer 10

Industry economies of scale (Ch 5)