AP HUMAN GEO UNIT 6 Flashcards
threshold
minimum number of people to support a business
range
maximum distance people would travel for services or goods
metropolis
chain of interconnected cities mega
megacity
10 million people or more
metacity
20 million people or more
edge city
grows and develops its own economic core
exburbs
community on the outside of the edge that acts suburb but is more rural
primate city
lead city in terms of size and influence
gravity model
predicts interaction of mobility between two places
burgees concentric model
CBD
-> zone of transition
-> working - class zone
-> residential zone
nuclei model
transportation changing with people having more cars + multiple CBDs in the city
galactic city model
city is post-indrustial and serviced based
latin american city model
share basic structures of concentric and sector model
distance from CBD increase, housing becomes less expensive
sub saharan african model
3 CBDs and reflects the influence of colonialism
southeast asia
port in th center with no CBDs and have commercial zones
infrastructure
basic things for a city to operate
(ex. public transportation, water systems, schools, etc)
higher infrastructure = higher quality life
greenbelt
free land / undeveloped land around urban areas
blockbusting
ethnic group convinced to sell their home at low price because they heard another ethnic group moving into the neighborhood
redlining
banks refuse loans who wants homes in certain urban areas
gentrification
rebuilding of lower income neighborhoods -> middle class -> higher class
squatter settlements
residents areas that developed without legal claims to the land
