6.2 Cities Aceoss The World Flashcards
Metropolis
A very large and densely populated city, particularly the capital or major city of a country or region
Urban area
US place that contains at least 2,500 people
Urban cluster
Urban area with fewer than 50,000
Urbanized area
US at least 50,000 people or more
Metropolitan statistical area
In the US a region with at least one urbanized area at its core
Micropolitan area
In the US with at least one or more urban clusters of at least 10,000 people at its coreb
Suburbs
Populated area on the outskirts of a city
Urbanization rate
The percentage of a nations population living in towns and cities
Suburbanization
The movement of people from urban core areas to the surrounding outskirts of a city
Sprawl
The tendency of cities to grow outward in an unchecked manner
Automobile cities
Cities whose size and shape are dictated by and almost require individual automobile ownership
Decentralize
In an urban context, to move business operations from core city areas into outlying areas such as suburbs
Edge city
A concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment that developed in the suburbs outside of a city’s traditional downtown or central business district
Boomburd
A place with more than 100,000 residents that is not a core city in a metropolitan area with its own government
Infill development
The building of a new retail, business, or residential spaces on vacant or underused parcels in already developed areasb
