AP GEO UNIT 6 EXAM Multiple choice Flashcards
urban hierarchy: centrel place theory, rank side, primate city
UBH: settlements ranked by pop., # o/services/sphere o/influence
CPT: distribution size, loc/interactions o/settlment in urban system, small center= small market = low ordered goods, high ordered goods, range, threshold (min # people work)
RSR: idea pop. o/city/town inversley proportional to its rank
PC: countrys leargest city (2 times as largea as next largest city) (cutlure etc)
urban models: sector model, concentric zone, bid-rent
Concentric: American city suggests existence of 5 concentric rings around CBD
Sector: American city suggest land use areas conform to wedge shaped pattern focused on downtown core(CBD)
BID RENT: rent = value o/ product minus production/transportation costs
further from CBD lower cost
intensive and extensive farming
Infrastructure
basic/physical/ organizational structures and facilities o/built environmental needed for operation o/society’s
Urban sustainability methods: new urbanism and smart growth
SMRT GRWTH: prioritizes efficient/sustainable land use focusing on infill (construction of new buildings in underutilized land) redevelopment w/i existing communities.
New urbanism: smar growth, walkabilty, mixed land use nieghborhoods w/commercial/residential area
Edge cities
concentration of residential /economic( business, shopping, entertainment) activity located in suburbs.
Site/situation
ste: actual physical wualities of place that city occupies which influence origin function/growth
stuatn: relative loc. o/city
differnce in urban land use between CORE and PERIPHERY
Core: Characterized by high-density residential, commercial (retail, offices), and mixed-use buildings.
Periphery: Lower-density residential areas, industrial zones, commercial areas (often strip malls or office parks), and green spaces
Megacities vs Meta cities
mg:over 10 million, LDC: ,mumbai, Sao, jakarta
MDC: paris
mt: over 20mil
LDC: dehli, mexico, bejing mumbai
MDC: TOKYO
World cities
city functions as service center of world economy driving globalization at top of urban hiearchy
Challenges to urban change: Gentrification.
gentrification: restoration o/deteriorated urban areas by wealthier people move in, renovate, restore housing
negative:
displaces poorer residents
disregards need/interest o/vul. groups
disregardsunlawful right o/vul. groups
urban sustainability, challenges, responses
city can meet needs o/present w/o comprosmising ability o/future gen, to meet theirs.
ch: managing suburban sprawl, sanitation, climate
re: regional planning efforts, remediation, redevelopement.
