6.1 Flashcards
(22 cards)
Variety in community types with a range of population densities
Ecumene
Farms and villages, low population
Rural
Cities, high population
Urban
Primarily residential areas near cities
Suburbs
Place with permanent human population
Settlement
Process of developing towns and cities
Urbanization
Proportion of the population that lives in cities and towns compared to rural areas
Percent Urban
Characteristics of the immediate location
Site
Location of a place relative to its surroundings
Situation
Consists of an urban center and surrounding territory
City-State
Area generally associated with defensible sites and river valleys
Urban Hearth
Central city plus land developed for commercial, industrial or residential purposes
Urban Area
Higher-Density area with territory inside officially recognized political boundaries
City
Collection of adjacent cities economically connected, across which the population is high and continuous
Metropolitan Area
50,000 people, county, adjacent counties
Metropolitan Statistical Area
10,000 people, county, surrounding counties
Micropolitan Statistical Area
Focal point in a matrix of connections
Nodal Region
Population in cities contains a higher variety of people
Social Heterogeneity
Relative distance between locations due to improved transportation methods
Time-Space compression
Urban growth based on transportation technology
Borchert’s Transportation Model
Cities shaped by distances people could walk
Pedestrian Cities
Communities that grew up along rail lines
Streetcar Suburbs
