Unit 6: 15.2

Question 1

Urban Sprawl

Answer 1

Areas of poorly planned, low-density development surrounding a city. A result of chaotic urban growth
(The exact opposite of a metropolitan area)

Question 2

Edge City

Answer 2

a type of community located on the outskirts of a larger city with commercial centers with office space, retail complexes, and other amenities typical of an urban center

Question 3

Boomburb

Answer 3

a suburb that has grown rapidly into a large and sprawling city with more than 100,000 residents

Question 4

Infill

Answer 4

redevelopment that identifies and develops vacant parcels of land within previously built areas

Question 5

Exurb

Answer 5

a typically fast-growing community outside of or on the edge of a metropolitan area where the residents and community are closely connected to the central city and suburbs