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What is a likely source of agglomeration economies in the Denver-Boulder-Fort Collins corridor?

  • Geographic isolation
  • No transport links
  • Dense labor markets, research institutions, infrastructure, and knowledge spillovers
  • Absence of universities
Correct answer(s):
  • Dense labor markets, research institutions, infrastructure, and knowledge spillovers

What economic concept best describes the concentration of firms, workers, universities, and infrastructure along Colorado’s Front Range?

  • Deindustrialization only
  • Agglomeration
  • Autarky
  • Subsistence isolation
Correct answer(s):
  • Agglomeration

Which problem can arise alongside the benefits of Front Range urban concentration?

  • Complete elimination of commuting
  • Pressure on housing, transportation, air quality, and water
  • No need for infrastructure
  • Unlimited water supply
Correct answer(s):
  • Pressure on housing, transportation, air quality, and water

Which combination best explains why population is concentrated along Colorado’s Front Range?

  • Ocean ports and tropical farming
  • Only state borders
  • Terrain, transportation, water access, jobs, and urban development
  • Only mineral color
Correct answer(s):
  • Terrain, transportation, water access, jobs, and urban development

Which challenge is closely tied to Front Range urban growth?

  • Rising demand for housing, transportation, energy, and water
  • Declining need for all infrastructure
  • End of road use
  • Loss of every university
Correct answer(s):
  • Rising demand for housing, transportation, energy, and water

Where is much of Colorado’s space-related activity concentrated?

  • Only the Eastern Seaboard
  • Only Four Corners
  • Colorado Springs and the Front Range
  • Only the San Luis Valley
Correct answer(s):
  • Colorado Springs and the Front Range

What types of businesses are common in Colorado’s Front Range technology corridor?

  • Software, telecommunications, data services, and research firms
  • Commercial fishing fleets
  • Tropical sugar plantations
  • Ocean freight terminals
Correct answer(s):
  • Software, telecommunications, data services, and research firms

Which group of cities became major growth centers along the Front Range?

  • Denver, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Boulder, and Aurora
  • Boston, Providence, and Hartford
  • Honolulu, Hilo, and Kailua
  • Miami, Tampa, and Jacksonville
Correct answer(s):
  • Denver, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Boulder, and Aurora

Where does a large share of Colorado’s population live?

  • Only on the Western Slope
  • Along the Atlantic Coast
  • Along the Front Range Urban Corridor
  • Only in the San Luis Valley
Correct answer(s):
  • Along the Front Range Urban Corridor

Why are Colorado’s largest population centers concentrated near the Front Range?

  • The area is Colorado’s ocean coast
  • The region is below sea level
  • Major cities and jobs developed near the plains-mountain transition
  • All state borders meet there
Correct answer(s):
  • Major cities and jobs developed near the plains-mountain transition

What does the Front Range form in Colorado?

  • The western edge of the Appalachians
  • The Pacific coastline
  • The eastern edge of the Southern Rocky Mountains
  • The southern edge of the Great Lakes
Correct answer(s):
  • The eastern edge of the Southern Rocky Mountains