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Unit 8 - Urban Geography Flashcards

1
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The process through which cities grow, and higher and higher percentages of the population come to live in the town.

A

Urbanization

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2
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Urbanization comes with the _____ of the infrastructure, as well as services and other resources.

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development

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3
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Urbanization is often associated with the MDCs, but urbanization also ___ rapidly in LDCs.

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increases

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4
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Impoverished people from ___ areas are forced to move to the cities hoping for better opportunities. They add to the already burgeoning population in these cities where birth rates are not dropping.

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rural

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An urban settlement that has been legally incorporated into an independent, self-governing unit.

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City

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6
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Cities keep on growing since people see them as places of ____.

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opportunity

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7
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The growth of cities occurs via two processes:

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Rural-to-Urban Migration

Annexation

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8
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This occurs when people move to the city.

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Rural-to-Urban Migration

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9
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Cities will frequently annex, which means legally absorb adjacent areas and merge them.

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Annexation

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10
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Two Main Reasons Annexation Happens:

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o Increasing the city’s tax base because more people mean larger tax revenues.

o Concerns a state or central government funding; the most considerable cities get more funding from the central government.

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11
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An urban settlement that has been legally incorporated into an independent, self-governing unit known as a municipality.

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Central City

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12
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Virtually all countries have a _____ that recognizes cities as legal entities with fixed boundaries.

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local government system

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13
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The city’s boundaries define the geographic area within which the local government has the ____.

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legal authority.

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14
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A residential or commercial area situated within an urban area but outside the central city.

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Suburb

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15
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It consists of a central city and its surrounding built-up suburbs.

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Urban Area

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16
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The U.S. census recognizes two urban areas:

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o Urbanized area - an urban area with at least 50,000 inhabitants.
o Urban cluster - an urban area with between 2,500 and 50,000 inhabitants.

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17
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An urban area with at least 50,000 inhabitants.

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Urbanized Area

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18
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An urban area with between 2,500 and 50,000 inhabitants.

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Urban Cluster

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19
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What does NEDA mean?

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National Economic and Development Authority

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20
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According to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), there are three metropolitan areas in the Philippines:

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Metro Manila
Metro Cebu
Metro Davao

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21
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The largest urban agglomeration (conurbation) comprised of Manila and the other 15 adjacent cities plus the municipality of Pateros.

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Metro Manila

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22
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Second largest urban area (Visayas region)

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Metro Cebu

23
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Situated in Mindanao, which is the third-largest urban area.

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Metro Davao

24
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The area of a city where retail and office activities are clustered.

A

Central Business District (CBD)

25
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Services are attracted to the CBD because of its _____.

A

accessibility

26
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The CBD contains a ____ percentage of an urban area’s public and business services. Some consumer services, mostly leisure, are also in the CBD.

A

large

27
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The CBD is the ____ of the city to reach from the rest of the region and is the region’s transportation network’s focal point.

A

easiest part

28
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The CBD is one of the _____ in a city, usually at or near the settlement’s original site. The CBDs of older cities are often situated along a body of water, a principal transportation route before the twentieth century.

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oldest districts

29
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The Top Central Business Districts of the Philippines

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  • Makati Central Business District
  • Bonifacio Global City (BGC)
  • Filinvest Corporate City
  • Ortigas Center
  • Cebu Park District
  • Triangle Park/Quezon City Central Business District.
  • Eastwood City
  • Downtown Davao
  • Manila Bay Freeport Zone/Bay City
30
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The top business district in the country developed by the Ayala Corporation during the 1950s.

A

Makati Central Business District

31
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____ plays host to approximately 90% of the top 1000 companies in the Philippines and about 80% of the country’s multinational corporations.

A

Makati

32
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Used to be a military base district. Today, it stands at the height of entrepreneurial success, which offers first-class residential communities, corporate head offices, and a population of approximately 650,000 people.

A

Bonifacio Global City (BGC)

33
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BGC is near the two major roads, ____ and ____, and has easy access to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

A

EDSA and C5 road

34
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Known as the business kingdom of the south of Manila.

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Filinvest Corporate City

35
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Located at the center of three major cities such as Quezon, Mandaluyong, and Pasig.

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Ortigas Center

36
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The _______, ______, and ______ regional headquarters are all located at Ortigas Center.

A

Asian Development Bank

San Miguel Corporation

and the country’s stock exchange

37
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Situated at the center of Cebu City and is advertised as South Philippine’s commercial hub.

A

Cebu Park District

38
Q

Cebu Park District combines two business districts, namely the _____ and the ______, appealing to call center companies and BPOs.

A

Cebu Business Park (CBP)

Cebu IT Park

39
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Prominent companies in Triangle Park include the LKG Group of companies, Mercury Drug, and American multinational IT organization IBM. Some of its major business hotspots comprise the UP-Ayala Technohub and the Vertis North.

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Triangle Park / Quezon City Central Business District

40
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A district within Quezon City, situated east of Metro Manila.

A

Eastwood City

41
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The center of commerce in the entire Mindanao region.

A

Downtown Davao

42
Q

Downtown Davao

+ Situated in this district are the ______ and the regional office of the Philippine’s ______.

A

Davao International Airport

Central Bank

43
Q

Spans the western coasts of the cities of Pasay, Manila, and Parañaque. You will find in the Bay City are the well-known SM Mall of Asia, SM Central Business Park, the Metropolitan Park, and the Aseana Business Park.

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Manila Bay Freeport Zone / Bay City

44
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Sociologists, economists, and geographers have developed three models to show where different types of people are likely to live in an urban area:

A

Concentric Zone Model
Sector Model
Multiple Nuclei Model

45
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This refers to a modification of the various nuclei model.

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Peripheral Model

46
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Created in 1923 by sociologist E. W. Burgess, a city grows outward from a central area in a series of concentric rings, like the growth rings of a tree.

A

Concentric Zone Model

47
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The Concentric Zone Model was created by?

A

E. W. Burgess in 1923

48
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According to the ________, developed in 1939 by land economist Homer Hoyt, a city grows in various sectors.

A

Sector Model

49
Q

The Sector Model was created by?

A

Homer Hoyt in 1939

50
Q

According to the ________, developed by geographers C.D. Harris and E.L. Ullman in 1945, a city is a complex structure that includes more than one center around which activities revolve.

A

Multiple Nuclei Model

51
Q

The Multiple Nuclei Model by?

A

C.D. Harris and E.L. Ullman in 1945

52
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The Peripheral Model was created by?

A

Chauncey Harris

53
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According to the peripheral model, an urban area consists of:

A

in city
large suburban residential
service nodes
nuclei tied together by a beltway or ring road.

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