AP®︎ Human Geography: Topic 6.10 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 6.10 of AP Human Geography – Challenges of Urban Changes.
Questions List
Topic 6.10
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: SPS-6.A
What is urbanization?
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Topic 6.10: Challenges Of Urban Changes
Learning Objective: SPS-6.A
Explain causes and effects of geographic change within urban areas.
Essential Knowledge: SPS-6.A.1
As urban populations move within a city, economic and social challenges result, including: issues related to housing and housing discrimination such as redlining, blockbusting, and affordability; access to services; rising crime; environmental injustice; and the growth of disamenity zones or zones of abandonment.
Essential Knowledge: SPS-6.A.2
Squatter settlements and conflicts over land tenure within large cities have increased.
Essential Knowledge: SPS-6.A.3
Responses to economic and social challenges in urban areas can include inclusionary zoning and local food movements.
Essential Knowledge: SPS-6.A.4
Urban renewal and gentrification have both positive and negative consequences.
Essential Knowledge: SPS-6.A.5
Functional and geographic fragmentation of governments—the way government agencies and institutions are dispersed between state, county, city, and neighborhood levels—presents challenges in addressing urban issues.
