Urbanization Flashcards

1
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movement of people from rural to urban areas

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urbanization

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2
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area with less than 1000 people

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rural

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3
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area with more than 1000 people

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urban

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4
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___ have over 50000 people

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city

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5
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___ have over 500000 people

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metropolis

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6
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if many metropolises are connected it is called a___

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megalopolis

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7
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people drawn to cities for cultural benefits and convenience

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cosmopolites

think COnvieninve MOtrPOLIes

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8
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native culture brought here when people who lived here immigrate. They settle together and create a community that looks like there home (ie chinatown or little Italy)

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ethnic villages

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9
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movement away from cities to suburbs

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surbanization

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10
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beyond suburbs, prosperous areas where people lice and commute to city to work

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exurbs

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11
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a result of urban renewal that targets a wealthier community leads to an increase in property value

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Gentrification

think gentle men are wealthy men moving in

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12
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people getting sick of cities and moving out to rural areas

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rural rebound

think rebound after being sick, coming back

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13
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what is the difference between slums and Ghettoes

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Ghettoes- area where specific racial, ethnic group live usually economically disadvantage

Slum- is a heavily populated urban area that is characterized by squalor and cheap housing

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14
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what are 3 factors that contribute to total growth rate (factors that increase/decrease population)

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1) fertility
2) Migration
3) Mortality

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15
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fecundity

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refers to the potential reproductive capacity of a female

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16
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movement of people into a country

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immigration

17
Q

Births/1000 people per yr.

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Birth rate

18
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of births a woman is expected to give birth to in her child bearing years

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Fertility rate

19
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how do you calculate the total population increase rate?

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(#births+# immigration)/1000

then multiply rate by population to get population increase

20
Q

movement of people out of a country

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emigration

think E for Exit

21
Q

deaths / 1000 people

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death rate or Mortality rate

22
Q

graphs the age and sex distribution of a population

A

Population pyramid

23
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if a population pyramid shows a constrictive pyramid, what does that mean?

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fewer younger people than old people

24
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if a population pyramid shows a expansive pyramid, what does that mean?

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high birth rate and high death rate

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this table represents the mortality rate by age comparisons
Life Table/ mortality table
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how to calculate total population decrease rate ?
(#deaths + # emigration)/ 1000 people think opposite of total population increase rate
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how to calculate net migration
immigration - emigration (#people coming - # of people going ) (Think in and out
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movement within the same country
internal migration
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theorem suggests that we will eventually run out of resources and there will be a global food shortage leading too a high mortality rate
Malthusian Theorem | think MALT poured by HUSIAN with not be enough for his people and they will die
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sharing of culture, money and products between countries due to international trade
globalization
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this theory divides the world into 3 countries: core, periphery and semi periphery (importance of word as a unit rather than individual countries
world systems theory
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what are the 3 units of the world systems theory
``` 1) core(advanced economy) aka first world 2)periphery(weak economy) aka 3rd world 3)semi periphery(middle ground between core and periphery) ```
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Modernization theory
all countries follow similar path of development to a modern society and are capable
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theory that disagrees with modernization theory It looks at periphery nations (3rd world nations) and says that they dont have the means of becoming a developed nation
Dependency theory
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sees globalization as a new age in human history (do not have an opinion)
hyperglobalization perspective
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critical of globalization
Skeptical perspective