Unit 8 - Urban Geography

Question 1

The process through which cities grow, and higher and higher percentages of the population come to live in the town.

Answer 1

Urbanization

Question 2

Urbanization comes with the _____ of the infrastructure, as well as services and other resources.

Answer 2

development

Question 3

Urbanization is often associated with the MDCs, but urbanization also ___ rapidly in LDCs.

Answer 3

increases

Question 4

Impoverished people from ___ areas are forced to move to the cities hoping for better opportunities. They add to the already burgeoning population in these cities where birth rates are not dropping.

Answer 4

rural

Question 5

An urban settlement that has been legally incorporated into an independent, self-governing unit.

Answer 5

City

Question 6

Cities keep on growing since people see them as places of ____.

Answer 6

opportunity

Question 7

The growth of cities occurs via two processes:

Answer 7

Rural-to-Urban Migration

Annexation

Question 8

This occurs when people move to the city.

Answer 8

Rural-to-Urban Migration

Question 9

Cities will frequently annex, which means legally absorb adjacent areas and merge them.

Answer 9

Annexation

Question 10

Two Main Reasons Annexation Happens:

Answer 10

o Increasing the city’s tax base because more people mean larger tax revenues.

o Concerns a state or central government funding; the most considerable cities get more funding from the central government.

Question 11

An urban settlement that has been legally incorporated into an independent, self-governing unit known as a municipality.

Answer 11

Central City

Question 12

Virtually all countries have a _____ that recognizes cities as legal entities with fixed boundaries.

Answer 12

local government system

Question 13

The city’s boundaries define the geographic area within which the local government has the ____.

Answer 13

legal authority.

Question 14

A residential or commercial area situated within an urban area but outside the central city.

Answer 14

Suburb

Question 15

It consists of a central city and its surrounding built-up suburbs.

Answer 15

Urban Area

Question 16

The U.S. census recognizes two urban areas:

Answer 16

o Urbanized area - an urban area with at least 50,000 inhabitants.
o Urban cluster - an urban area with between 2,500 and 50,000 inhabitants.

Question 17

An urban area with at least 50,000 inhabitants.

Answer 17

Urbanized Area

Question 18

An urban area with between 2,500 and 50,000 inhabitants.

Answer 18

Urban Cluster

Question 19

What does NEDA mean?

Answer 19

National Economic and Development Authority

Question 20

According to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), there are three metropolitan areas in the Philippines:

Answer 20

Metro Manila
Metro Cebu
Metro Davao

Question 21

The largest urban agglomeration (conurbation) comprised of Manila and the other 15 adjacent cities plus the municipality of Pateros.

Answer 21

Metro Manila

Question 22

Second largest urban area (Visayas region)

Answer 22

Metro Cebu

Question 23

Situated in Mindanao, which is the third-largest urban area.

Answer 23

Metro Davao

Question 24

The area of a city where retail and office activities are clustered.

Answer 24

Central Business District (CBD)

Question 25

Services are attracted to the CBD because of its _____.

Answer 25

accessibility

Question 26

The CBD contains a ____ percentage of an urban area's public and business services. Some consumer services, mostly leisure, are also in the CBD.

Answer 26

large

Question 27

The CBD is the ____ of the city to reach from the rest of the region and is the region's transportation network's focal point.

Answer 27

easiest part

Question 28

The CBD is one of the _____ in a city, usually at or near the settlement's original site. The CBDs of older cities are often situated along a body of water, a principal transportation route before the twentieth century.

Answer 28

oldest districts

Question 29

The Top Central Business Districts of the Philippines

Answer 29

- Makati Central Business District - Bonifacio Global City (BGC) - Filinvest Corporate City - Ortigas Center - Cebu Park District - Triangle Park/Quezon City Central Business District. - Eastwood City - Downtown Davao - Manila Bay Freeport Zone/Bay City

Question 30

The top business district in the country developed by the Ayala Corporation during the 1950s.

Answer 30

Makati Central Business District

Question 31

____ plays host to approximately 90% of the top 1000 companies in the Philippines and about 80% of the country's multinational corporations.

Answer 31

Makati

Question 32

Used to be a military base district. Today, it stands at the height of entrepreneurial success, which offers first-class residential communities, corporate head offices, and a population of approximately 650,000 people.

Answer 32

Bonifacio Global City (BGC)

Question 33

BGC is near the two major roads, ____ and ____, and has easy access to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

Answer 33

EDSA and C5 road

Question 34

Known as the business kingdom of the south of Manila.

Answer 34

Filinvest Corporate City

Question 35

Located at the center of three major cities such as Quezon, Mandaluyong, and Pasig.

Answer 35

Ortigas Center

Question 36

The _______, ______, and ______ regional headquarters are all located at Ortigas Center.

Answer 36

Asian Development Bank San Miguel Corporation and the country's stock exchange

Question 37

Situated at the center of Cebu City and is advertised as South Philippine's commercial hub.

Answer 37

Cebu Park District

Question 38

Cebu Park District combines two business districts, namely the _____ and the ______, appealing to call center companies and BPOs.

Answer 38

Cebu Business Park (CBP) Cebu IT Park

Question 39

Prominent companies in Triangle Park include the LKG Group of companies, Mercury Drug, and American multinational IT organization IBM. Some of its major business hotspots comprise the UP-Ayala Technohub and the Vertis North.

Answer 39

Triangle Park / Quezon City Central Business District

Question 40

A district within Quezon City, situated east of Metro Manila.

Answer 40

Eastwood City

Question 41

The center of commerce in the entire Mindanao region.

Answer 41

Downtown Davao

Question 42

Downtown Davao + Situated in this district are the ______ and the regional office of the Philippine's ______.

Answer 42

Davao International Airport Central Bank

Question 43

Spans the western coasts of the cities of Pasay, Manila, and Parañaque. You will find in the Bay City are the well-known SM Mall of Asia, SM Central Business Park, the Metropolitan Park, and the Aseana Business Park.

Answer 43

Manila Bay Freeport Zone / Bay City

Question 44

Sociologists, economists, and geographers have developed three models to show where different types of people are likely to live in an urban area:

Answer 44

Concentric Zone Model Sector Model Multiple Nuclei Model

Question 45

This refers to a modification of the various nuclei model.

Answer 45

Peripheral Model

Question 46

Created in 1923 by sociologist E. W. Burgess, a city grows outward from a central area in a series of concentric rings, like the growth rings of a tree.

Answer 46

Concentric Zone Model

Question 47

The Concentric Zone Model was created by?

Answer 47

E. W. Burgess in 1923

Question 48

According to the ________, developed in 1939 by land economist Homer Hoyt, a city grows in various sectors.

Answer 48

Sector Model

Question 49

The Sector Model was created by?

Answer 49

Homer Hoyt in 1939

Question 50

According to the ________, developed by geographers C.D. Harris and E.L. Ullman in 1945, a city is a complex structure that includes more than one center around which activities revolve.

Answer 50

Multiple Nuclei Model

Question 51

The Multiple Nuclei Model by?

Answer 51

C.D. Harris and E.L. Ullman in 1945

Question 52

The Peripheral Model was created by?

Answer 52

Chauncey Harris

Question 53

According to the peripheral model, an urban area consists of:

Answer 53

in city large suburban residential service nodes nuclei tied together by a beltway or ring road.