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In a simplified model of a city, the zone where retail and office activities are clustered is the

central commerce zone.

central business district.

hub.

metropolitan statistical area.

urbanized downtown area.

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Retail activities which tend to concentrate in the CBD include those which have

no threshold.

no range.

services for office workers.

a need for rapid transportation.

a need for large amounts of horizontal space.

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Cities tend to situate convention centers and sports complexes in their CBDs because

they hope to lower real estate prices and tax revenues in their downtown areas.

of their low ranges and thresholds.

they have a need for the kind of rapid transportation that is only available in the CBD.

they hope to stimulate more business for downtown restaurants, bars, and hotels.

the CBD offers large amounts of horizontal space.

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Even with the diffusion of modern telecommunications, many lawyers, financial analysts, and public officials in CBDs still exchange information with colleagues primarily through

face-to-face contact.

high-cost influence peddling.

interstate highway systems.

the Internet.

television and radio broadcasts.

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Land values are high in the CBD primarily because of

high threshold and range.

less intensive land use.

the lack of skyscrapers.

the lack of residential space.

competition for limited space.

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As a result of high land costs, the American CBD is characterized by

less intensive land use.

the construction of skyscrapers.

suburban sprawl.

a high threshold and range.

the reuse of existing buildings.

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What activity tends to locate on the street-level floor of a skyscraper in a typical North American CBD?

government

industrial

office

retail

education

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A land use typically excluded from a North American CBD is

industrial.

public administration.

office.

retail.

legal.

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European CBDs are similar to those in North America because they both contain

extensive residential areas.

retail and office activities.

large numbers of skyscrapers.

structures inherited from medieval times.

ancient Roman structures.

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Which of the following statements are FALSE?

Department stores are retailers with high thresholds.

A food desert is an area in a developed state where healthy food is difficult to obtain.

In the 21st century the population of many CBDs has increased.

Services are attracted to the CBD due to its accessibility.

Industrial activities tend to located in the CBD due to availability of land and low rents.

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Use the following map to answer the question that follows.

According to the plan above of the CBD of Wilkes-Barre,

several business services are concentrated around a park.

most business services are concentrated along the riverfront.

several business services are concentrated around a railway station.

there is a lack of parking lots in the downtown area.

there are virtually no residential areas in the CBD.

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Use the following map to answer the question that follows.

According to the plan above of the CBD of Wilkes-Barre,

public and business services are concentrated mainly along the riverfront.

there is a mixture of public, semipublic, and business services in the suburbs.

there is a mixture of public, semipublic, and business services in the downtown area.

business services and consumer services hardly ever adjoin.

there are separate districts for business services and public services.

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