Berkeley Fall Freshman Program 2000
Geography 4 - Forsberg

Study questions for the final exam:

• In addition to these questions, study the vocabulary definitions and main points listed at the end of each chapter.

Geography Awareness Week

• What is counter-mapping and how is it helping indigenous people's defend their homes?
• What is a resource and how do different people define it?
• How is gold-mining in Nevada endangering water resources?
• How does the TREES project for flood control differ from past projects?
• In addition to flood control, what are the other benefits of the TREES project?

Ch. 10

• Why were early cities so small by our standards today?
• Describe the locational patterns of cities as they relate to their function and economic base.
• What is a gateway city and where were they typically established?
• In central place theory, what is the size and spacing of urban areas a function of?
• Which regions of the world are the most urbanized? Which are the least?
• Which regions of the world are experiencing the fastest rate of urbanization? Why?
• What makes an urban area a primate city?
• Why is a city's economic base important for its growth prospects?

Ch. 11 & Ch. 5 pp. 213-219

• Describe the characteristics of the 1) central business district (CBD) and the 2) zone of transition.
• Explain the historical geography of the San Francisco gay and lesbian community. Why San Francisco, and why the Castro?
• Explain what is an isochron and how is it used to explain the process of sprawl?
• Many major cities have experienced a fiscal squeeze. Why are central city areas unable to generate sufficient tax revenue?
• What does gentrification involve?
• What are the two main causes of segregation?
• Why do the cores of older Islamic cities have such complex street patterns? Compare them to those of American cities.
• Why do some urban models assume conditions of an isotropic surface?
• Describe why edge cities formed, and their effect on the original core and surrounding hinterland.

Ch. 12

• On what information are geographers predicting future trends? What aspects of the future are the least predictable?
• What caused the current debt crisis? What are the long-term prospects for for highly indebted countries?
• Describe the technologies and innovations of the next economic cycle.
• Is carrying capacity meaningful at the national scale?
• What is the World Trade Organization and how is it changing the role of national and local governments?