首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Cities develop as a result of functions that they can perform, some functions result directly from the ingenuity of the citizenr
Cities develop as a result of functions that they can perform, some functions result directly from the ingenuity of the citizenr
admin
2014-03-02
45
问题
Cities develop as a result of functions that they can perform, some functions result directly from the ingenuity of the citizenry, but most functions result from the needs of the local area and of the surrounding hinterland (the region that supplies goods to the city and to which the city furnishes services and other goods). Geographers often make a distinction between the situation and the site of a city. Situation refers to the general position in relation to the surrounding region, whereas site involves physical characteristics of the specific location. Situation is normally much more important to the continuing prosperity of a city. If a city is well situated in regard to its hinterland, its development is much more likely to continue. Chicago, for example, possesses an almost unparalleled situation: it is located at the southern end of a huge lake that forces east-west transportation lines to be compressed into its vicinity, and at a meeting of significant land and water transport routes. It also overlooks what is one of the world’s finest large farming regions. These factors ensured that Chicago would become a great city regardless of the disadvantageous characteristics of the available site, such as being prone to flooding during thunderstorm activity.
Similarly, it can be argued that much of New York City’s importance stems from its early and continuing advantage of situation. Philadelphia and Boston both originated at about the same time as New York and shared New York’s location at the western end of one of the world’s most important oceanic trade mutes, but only New York possesses an easy-access functional connection (the Hudson-Mohawk lowland) to the vast Midwestern hinterland. This account does not alone explain New York’s primacy, but it does include several important factors. Among the many aspects of Situation that help to explain why some cities grow and others do not, original location on a navigable waterway seems particularly applicable. Of course, such characteristic as slope, drainage, power resources, river crossings, coastal shapes, and other physical characteristics help to determine city location, but such factors am normally more significant in early stages of city development than later.
The passage suggests that a geographer would consider a city’s soil type part of its ______.
选项
A、hinterland
B、situation
C、site
D、function
答案
C
解析
“Situation refers to...characteristics of the specific location.”这句话就是对situation和 site的定义和区别,显而易见,situation指的是一个地区相对于周边地区来说的位置特点,而site指的是这个地区具体的自然条件。所以soil type是属于site的一部分。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/fDQO777K
0
考博英语
相关试题推荐
ForthepeoplewhohavenevertraveledacrosstheAtlanticthevoyageisafantasy.Butforthepeoplewhocrossitfrequentlyo
ForthepeoplewhohavenevertraveledacrosstheAtlanticthevoyageisafantasy.Butforthepeoplewhocrossitfrequentlyo
Radiationoccursfromthreenaturalsources:radioactivematerialintheenvironmentsuchasinsoil,rock,orbuildingmaterial
Therearetwobasicwaystoseegrowth:oneasaproduct,theotherasaprocess.Peoplehavegenerallyviewedpersonalgrowtha
AtleastsincetheIndustrialRevolution,genderroleshavebeeninastateoftransition.Asaresult,culturalscriptsaboutm
Whilehackerswithmotivesmakeheadlines,theyrepresentlessthan20%ofallnet-worksecuritybreaches.Morecommonareinst
Silenceisunnaturaltoman.Hebeginslifewithacryandendsitinstillness.Intheintervalhedoesallhecantomakeano
Experimentingwithhouseholdobjectscanoftengetyoungpeopleintrouble,butforoneintelligent,inquisitiveboy,itcreated
AbudgetapprovedbytheEuropeanParliamentfortheEuropeanEconomicCommunitywasdeclaredadoptedTuesdaydespiteopposition
AbudgetapprovedbytheEuropeanParliamentfortheEuropeanEconomicCommunitywasdeclaredadoptedTuesdaydespiteopposition
随机试题
集中优势力量攻击对手弱点的进攻策略属于【】
男性,57岁,门静脉高压症多年,今日入院,患者家属问及患者的主要病理改变,护士解释的重点应是
在28脉中,具备沉、实、大、弦、长形象特点的脉是
A.氯吡格雷B.呋塞米C.阿司匹林D.低分子肝素E.尿激酶急性右心室非ST段抬高心肌梗死不宜选用()
慢性肾衰时排磷减少,导致血磷升高、血钙下降,纠正酸中毒时,常发生低钙性抽搐。()
在土质路堑的开挖方法中,适用于挖掘深且短的路堑的多层横向全宽挖掘法是()。
人们常说“聪明早慧”或者“大器晚成”是指个体身心发展的()。
热:蒸发
【英法百年战争】(HundredYears’War)北京师范大学2001年历史学综合真题;东北师范大学2002年世界中古史真题
Traditionally,thestudyofhistoryhashadfixedboundariesandfocalpoints—periods,countries,dramaticevents,andgreatl
最新回复
(
0
)