AP Human Geography : Access to Food Stores
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Example Question #62 : Cities & Urban Land Use
A key problem poorer inner-city neighborhoods in America face due to their geographical position is __________.
a lack of quality food options
lack of political representation
easy access to public transportation
close proximity to major utilities
lower-density housing
a lack of quality food options
In major American cities, poor urban areas suffer from a variety of problems due to a few specific realities of their geographic locations. Poor inner-city neighborhoods are usually much more densely populated than their wealthier counterparts, but with fewer amenities due to their worse infrastructure. One of the best examples of the problems produced by these issues is the lack of quality food options from high-end grocers, farmers' markets, or specialty stores.
Example Question #1 : Contemporary Urban Issues
Finding a coffee shop and a sandwich shop next door to one another is an example of __________.
cash crops
purchasing-power parity
agglomeration
an export-processing zone
deglomeration
agglomeration
Agglomeration is a real-world marketing ploy in which establishments are located close to one another to help convince like-minded consumers who may walk out of one establishment and want to go to another. For example, coffee shops and sandwich shops tend to be located close to one another with the idea that customers may leave the coffee shop and want a sandwich, or vice versa.
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