10 terms for unit 6 vocab

Question 1

filtering

Answer 1

the process of subdivision of houses and occupancy by succesive waves of lower-income.

Question 2

Redlining

Answer 2

a discriminatory practice by which banks, insurance companies, etc. refuse or limit loans, mortgages, insurance within specific geographic areas, especially inner-city neighborhoods

Question 3

HInterland

Answer 3

the outlying towns and small communities that rely on the central city for goods and service

Question 4

Economic Base

Answer 4

the manufacturing and service activities preformed by the basic sector

Question 5

Food Desert

Answer 5

regions of the country often feature large proportions of households with low incomes, inadequate access to transportation, and a limited number of food retailers providing fresh produce and healthy groceries for affordable prices

Question 6

Primate city

Answer 6

a city that functions as by far the largest city in the country it inhabits

Question 7

Range

Answer 7

the maximum distance people are willing to travel to get a product or service

Question 8

Threshold

Answer 8

the minimum number of people needed for a business to operate

Question 9

Gentrification

Answer 9

a process in which a neighborhood undergoes a change in population and an increase in property values

Question 10

Settlement

Answer 10

a permanent collection of buildings, where people reside, work, and obtain services.