AP Human Urbanization Vocab

Question 1

megacity

Answer 1

10-19 million population

Question 2

metacity

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20 million + population

Question 3

primate city

Answer 3

the biggest city in a country

Question 4

rank size rule

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the population of the second largest city in a state is about 1/2 the size of the largest city and the third largest citys population is about 1/4 the population fo the largest city

Question 5

world city

Answer 5

a city that exerts influence on a global scale

Question 6

other criteria for world city

Answer 6

communication and media, cultural, interaction, research and development, livability, environment

Question 7

______ is downplayed

Answer 7

political influence

Question 8

central business district

Answer 8

the central location where the majority of businesses is located

Question 9

suburbanization

Answer 9

cheaper land equals cheaper and bigger homes, escape noise, congestion, crime of downtowns

Question 10

exurb

Answer 10

a settlement on the outer periphery

Question 11

boomburb

Answer 11

a suburb that has grown into a sprawling city with a population over 100,000

Question 12

edge city

Answer 12

sizable concentration of business

Question 13

is katy a boomburb or an edge city

Answer 13

boomburb

Question 14

mixed-land use

Answer 14

setting aside more commercial land for businesses instead of residential could reduce commute times

Question 15

southeast asian city model

Answer 15

GOLD no traditional CBD the city is based around a port zone geographic location

Question 16

SE Asian - alien commercial zone

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to expand trade with western states

Question 17

SE Asian - government facilities are also located near

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the port

Question 18

SE Asian - residence zones are not

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separated by class, the wealtlhy and poor can live next to each other

Question 19

Latin American city model

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GOD the CBD is in the center but is connected to a mall though a spine. nicest homes are along the spine.

Question 20

disamenity zones

Answer 20

areas of high poverty, located in the global periphery

Question 21

African city model

Answer 21

GLORY three distinct CBDs, colonial CBD grid system, traditional CBD lowerise buildings, vendor, third CBD openair markets

Question 22

outer rings of african city model

Answer 22

squatter settlements

Question 23

higher income neighborhoods of the african city model

Answer 23

near the CBDs

Question 24

concentric zone model, 1925

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the CBD is in the center, the zone of transition , the farther the ring is away, the lower the population density and more residential land use, people can afford single family homes

Question 25

hoyt sector model

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the CBD is the center but there is a greater emphasis on transportation. Businesses will emerge along transportation routes.

Question 26

Harris and Ullman multiple nuclei model

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acknowledges there are multiple nodes besides the CBD. Industrial nodes will attract different type of people than corporate nodes. High class homes are on the periphery.

Question 27

example of hoyt model

Answer 27

Philadelphia

Question 28

example of multiple nuclei model

Answer 28

los angeles

Question 29

Zone of transition

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lower income residents, often immigrants living in cramped apartments

Question 30

CBD

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where most of the economic activities take place.

Question 31

central place theory

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explains the spacial relationship between cities and the surrounding communities. hierarchy regarding the size and location of communities. cities provide more specialized goods and services.

Question 32

order of the hexagonal hierarchy

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cities (houston), then towns (katy), then villages (the heights), then hamlets (nottingham country)

Question 33

threshold

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the minimum number of customers needed for business to keep operating

Question 34

range

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the maximum distance a person is willing to travel for a service or good

Question 35

new urbanism

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school of thought - limit urban sprawl and preserve nature

Question 36

zoning

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designing a zone in a city in when certain land use is permitted

Question 37

smart-growth policies

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designing cities to be more efficient and environmentally responsible in the use of spaces

Question 38

ecological footprint

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the impact of a person or a community on the environment expressed as the amount of land required to sustain its use of natural resources

Question 39

transportation-oriented development

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establishing public transit stations throughout the city to reduce dependence on automobiles

Question 40

slow-growth cities

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limits new development in the periphery of a city by establishing boundaries

Question 41

greenbelt

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planting trees and forests around the periphery of a city to limit urban sprawl

Question 42

urban renewal

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a movement where federal funds were granted to rebuild and revitalize down-towns

Question 43

infilling

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building on an existing developed area on land that has been vacated

Question 44

brownfield

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contaminated commercial land that has been abandoned

Question 45

gentrification

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the process of rebuilding and renewing an urban area that results in lower income residents to become displaced

Question 46

de facto segregation

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the separation of ethnic groups along socioeconomic lines instead of laws

Question 47

redlining

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the practice where a bank refuses to give a home load used on the ethnic composition of the area

Question 48

blockbusting

Answer 48

a practice where real estate agents convince white home owners to sell their homes below the market price because minorities were moving into the neighborhood