Human Geography Ch. 13

Question 1

Urbanized area of at least 50,000 inhabitants

Answer 1

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Question 2

Smaller urban areas (10,000 - 50,000) inhabitants

Answer 2

Micropolitan Statistical Area

Question 3

County within which city is located

Answer 3

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Question 4

County and adjacent counties tied to city

Answer 4

Micropolitan Statistical Area

Question 5

Urban settlement legally incorporated into independent self-governing unit

Answer 5

Central City

Question 6

Central city and surrounding built-up suburbs

Answer 6

Urban area

Question 7

About 70% of U.S. population is in a…

Answer 7

urban area

Question 8

Urban area with at least 50,000 people

Answer 8

Urbanized areas

Question 9

Urban area (2,500 - 50,000 people)

Answer 9

Urban cluster

Question 10

Metropolitan areas that are so close together that they form one continuous urban complex

Answer 10

Megalopolis “great city”

Question 11

Where is an example of a Megalopolis?

Answer 11

Northeast U.S. from north of Boston to south of D.C.

Question 12

Best-known area of most central cities

Answer 12

Central Business District (CBD) - “downtown”

Question 13

Characteristics of the central business district

Answer 13

• Compact
• Usually one of the oldest districts in city
• Visually distinct
• Contains consumer, business, and public services
• Focal point of region’s transportation network

Question 14

(Business Services) Professionals still exchange information via ______ - ___-______ contact

Answer 14

face-to-face

Question 15

Business services are _______ located to facilitate rapid communication of fast-breaking news

Answer 15

centrally

Question 16

(Consumer Services) Some CBDs shopping areas have been revitalized:

Answer 16

• Attract suburban shoppers and tourists
• Centers of entertainment

Question 17

(Consumer Services) Once facilitated by large department stores but have relocated to ________ _______

Answer 17

suburban malls

Question 18

(Consumer Services) What are examples of store types that serve people who work in center and shop during lunch or working hours?

Answer 18

• Office Supplies
• Clothing Sales

Question 19

Why would public services cluster in CBD?

Answer 19

to facilitate access for people living in all parts of town

Question 20

Examples of public services in CBD:

Answer 20

• Convention centers
• City halls
• Courts
• Libraries

Question 21

What are convention centers in CBD trying to accomplish?

Answer 21

Effort to stimulate downtown economy

Question 22

What are the 3 models of urban structure?

Answer 22

• Concentric Zone Model
• Sector Model
• Multiple Nuclei Model

Question 23

City grows outward from a central area in a series of rings

Answer 23

Concentric Zone Model

Question 24

What are the 5 rings of the concentric zone model?

Answer 24

• CBD
• Zone in transition
• Zone of independent workers homes
• Zone of better residences
• Commuter’s zone

Question 25

Characteristics of the Sector Model

Answer 25

- City develops in a series of sectors - Expand outward in a wedge from center as it grows - Best housing in a corridor extending from downtown to outer edge of city - Industry and retail develop along transportation routes

Question 26

City is complex structure with more than one center around which activities revolve

Answer 26

Multiple Nuclei Model

Question 27

What are examples of multiple nuclei model

Answer 27

ports, neighborhood business centers, universities, airports, parks

Question 28

Nodes of consumer and business services around beltway

Answer 28

Edge cities

Question 29

Characteristics of the Peripheral Model

Answer 29

- Urban area - Business areas tied together by a beltway or ring road - Edge cities

Question 30

What does social area analysis help to create?

Answer 30

Helps to create an overall picture of where various types of people tend to live

Question 31

(Social Area Analysis) Urban areas are divided into census tracts that contain about _____ residents

Answer 31

5,000

Question 32

The Census is every ___ years

Answer 32

10

Question 33

Characteristics of Social Area Analysis - Concentric Zones

Answer 33

- Households in older houses likely to live in inner ring - Households in a newer house in an outer ring

Question 34

People with the same ethnic or racial background are likely to live near each other

Answer 34

Social Area Analysis - Nuclei

Question 35

_____ people live in the CBDs of Europe cities than those of the U.S.

Answer 35

More

Question 36

Progressive spread of development of suburbs over the landscape

Answer 36

Sprawl

Question 37

What are the results of Sprawl?

Answer 37

- Roads and utilities must be extended - Higher fuel consumption - Loss of agricultural land

Question 38

Retailing has increasingly concentrated in:

Answer 38

- Planned suburban shopping malls - Auto-friendly strip malls - Big-box stores

Question 39

Suburban retailing is surrounded by:

Answer 39

ample parking

Question 40

U.S. has ______ motor vehicles than licensed drivers

Answer 40

more

Question 41

Is urban transportation encouraged by U.S. government?

Answer 41

yes

Question 42

Most Americans still prefer to commute by ______

Answer 42

vehicle

Question 43

What are the inner-city challenges?

Answer 43

- Inadequate job skills - Culture of poverty - Crime (serious - murder) - Drugs - Homelessness - Inadequate services (food deserts) - Deteriorating housing - Municipal finances

Question 44

___% of children in inner-city live with one parent

Answer 44

80%

Question 45

Process by which higher-income people move into deteriorated inner-city neighborhoods and renovate housing

Answer 45

Gentrification

Question 46

Why do people practice gentrification?

Answer 46

- Larger, cheaper housing - Closer to place of work (downtown) - Proximity to amenities

Question 47

Gentrification appeals to:

Answer 47

appeals to singles and childless couples