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</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</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</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does conservation aim to protect and preserve?

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

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

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

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

    <p>Development</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

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