Economic Geography Terms Quiz
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What is the term for an illegal occupant of a building or land?

  • Urban renewal
  • Urban decay
  • Sphere of influence
  • Squatter (correct)

Which term refers to the area surrounding a settlement that is affected by the settlement's activities?

  • Urbanization
  • Sphere of influence (correct)
  • Urban renewal
  • Technology

What is the process whereby an increasing proportion of a region's population becomes concentrated in urban areas?

  • Urbanization (correct)
  • Urban decay
  • Urban renewal
  • Urban sprawl

Which term describes the outward spread of built-up areas caused by their expansion?

<p>Urban sprawl (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the decline of the social, physical, and economic fabric of a city?

<p>Urban decay (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between agribusiness and agriculture?

<p>Agribusiness involves commercial farming on an industrial scale, while agriculture includes small-scale farming only (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is the Central Business District (CBD) usually located in a city?

<p>In the area with the highest population density (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the birth rate represent?

<p>The number of live births per 1000 of the population over a period of the year (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does conservation aim to protect and preserve?

<p>Wildlife and natural ecosystems (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following accurately describes the Bid-Rent Theory?

<p>It states that land value decreases as the distance from urban areas increases (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which type of farming do a group of farmers pool their land, domestic animals, and agricultural implements?

<p>Collective farming (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the study of population, focusing on people with different races and sexes?

<p>Demography (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a region with substandard economic performance?

<p>Depressed area (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'linear development' or 'ribbon development' refer to?

<p>City growth along a route like a road (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes the acquisition by a society of industrial techniques and technology?

<p>Development (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the conditions affecting a particular organism, including physical surroundings and climate?

<p>Environment (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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