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World Geography Final Exam____ 36.____ 37.____ 38.____ 39.____ 40.____ 41.____ 42.____ 43.____ 44.____ 45.Geographers developed the field of urban geography to studyA. the ways in which proximity to natural resources affects city life.B. the contrasts between cities and small towns.C. the rate at which populations are shifting to cities.D. the ways in which people use space in cities.A city, along with its suburbs and exurbs, formsA. a megalopolis.B. a Central Business District (CBD).C. a metropolitan area.D. an urban lifestyle.Urbanization is theA. pattern through which the customs of one city spread to other cities.B. dramatic rise in the number of cities and the resultant lifestyle changes.C. overdevelopment of exurban areas and overuse of natural resources.D. worldwide spread of advanced technologies.Basic land use patterns found in all cities includeA. residential, industrial, and commercial.B. agricultural, merchandising, and technical.C. residential, technical, and educational.D. industrial, commercial, and religious.The commercial core of a city is called itsA. megalopolis.B. metropolitan area.C. Central Business District (CBD).D. urbanization hub.The Aztec Empire fell under the rule of Spain as a result ofA. diffusion.B. the Spanish conquest.C. the Free Trade Agreement.D. manufacturing.The Aztec city that became the site of Mexico City was calledA. Augustín.B. Juárez.C. Texcoco.D. Tenochtitlán.In 1929, the new political party that helped introduce democracy in Mexico was called theA. Institutional Revolutionary Party.B. Democratic Party.C. National Action Party.D. Multi-Party.Factories along the U.S. border that manufacture goods for export are calledA. finance development.B. maquiladoras.C. trade agreement factories.D. import tariff industries.NAFTA is an important trade agreement that promotes the economic prosperity ofA. Mexico, the United States, and Spain.B. Mexico and Spain.C. Mexico and the United States.D. Mexico, Canada, and the United States.Geography 2011 5