Unit 6: The Origin and Influences of Urbanization Flashcards
(18 cards)
What is a site factors?
characteristics that are at a specific location
Why was the fertile crescent able to develop?
because of the site factors in that location
What are examples of situation factors?
-roads
-rivers
-relative location
What is situation factors?
what surrounds a place and impacts the development of the place
What were situation factors in the fertile crescent (Mesopotamia)?
-Mediterranean Sea
-Persian Gulf
-key trade routes
What are some examples of site factors?
-natural resources
-climate
-physical terrain
-different buildings
What are some examples of situation factors?
describe a place in relation to other geographic features or places around
-rivers
-mountains
What does transportation enable?
-sizes of settlements
-movement of goods and services
-increase in urban sprawl
-increase in suburbanization
What did suburbanization and urban sprawl enable?
-smart growth
-specialization
-sustainable practices
What did suburbanization and urban sprawl do negatively?
-air pollution
-more commute times
-reliance on automobiles
Why do people move away from urban areas or downtown to work?
so they can work remotely because of technology
What does urbanization do to a population density?
increases it
What is an informal settlement?
the creation of settlements because of lack of infrastructure and housing for their population
What are the migration patterns in stage 2?
rural to urban
What is counterurbanization?
What migration patterns happen in stage 4-5?
counterurbanization
What is a price ceiling?
a government imposed limit on the price of a product or services
What does specialization do in urban spaces?
could lead to a strong sense of place
