Unit 6 vocab

Question 1

Population movement within Dallas, Tx towards the cities boundaries is

Answer 1

Suburbanization

Question 2

The gravity model when applied to urbanization reveals that

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The two largest cities will have the most interaction between them

Question 3

A city with over 10 million people is a _______________

Answer 3

megacity

Question 4

The rank-size rule states …..

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the population of a city is inversely proportional to its rank in the urban hierarchy

Question 5

An integrated economic and social unit with a large poplulation nucleus is a…

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Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Question 6

Large cities are economic hubs with radiating connections for commerce according to

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Central Place Theory.

Question 7

A conurbation is…..

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a large urban area formed by merging several cities

Question 8

Annexation is

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the process of a city legally adding more land.

Question 9

A city with over 20 million people is a _______________

Answer 9

meta city

Question 10

A road that runs a ring around the central part of a city is a _______________.

Answer 10

Periferico

Question 11

The maximum distance a person is willing to travel to frequent a service is called the

Answer 11

range

Question 12

Frisco is a residential area on the outskirts of Dallas, which makes it a ______________.

Answer 12

Suburb

Question 13

Race, ethnicity, and social class diversity are all part of one’s ____________________.

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Social heterogenity

Question 14

A city grows outward from a central location in a series of rings in the

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Concentric Zone Model.

Question 15

Livability means…

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the area has a good quality of life

Question 16

An urban settlement that has incorporated into an independent self-governing unit is a

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city

Question 17

Moving from New York city into rural Texas is called _______________

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Counter-urbanization

Question 18

Mixed land use with high-density housing options located near light rail and subway stops is referred to as

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transit-orientated development.

Question 19

Grassy and forested land areas that a put between urban areas are..______________.

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greenbelts

Question 20

A city with extended and connected cities is a ____________________

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Megalopolis

Question 21

Favelas in Brazil are..

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informal settlements or slums

Question 22

A city marked by extreme poverty and social problems as Chicago is would be a ______________ .

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Disamenity area

Question 23

Young single recent college graduates who move into distressed inner city neighborhoods and refurbish their new residences would be an example of

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gentrification.

Question 24

The most practical definition for an urban area is

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the central city and its surrounding suburbs.

Question 25

A model of urban structure with wedge-shaped sectors readiating form the central business district is ___________________________.

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Sector Model

Question 26

The minimum number of people needed to support a service or business is called the

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threshold

Question 27

The spread of an urban area into the surrounding rural areas without restrictions is ___________________________.

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sprawl

Question 28

Edge cites

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are busy with economic activity on the edge of large cities

Question 29

A city or town with local government is a ____________________

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Municipality

Question 30

New urban design indicates.....

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approaches to urban planning to create walkable and environmentally sustainable communities

Question 31

Bedroom communities are...

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Residential areas where people live and commute to work

Question 32

The process of settlement formation, expansion, and change is called

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urbanization

Question 33

A primate city is

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when the largest city in a country is twice the size of the next largest city.

Question 34

Squatter settlements are....

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temporary, inadequate, and illegal informal housing

Question 35

A informal or makeshift housing such as a homeless encampments is called a ._______________

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shantytown