Chapter 11 Flashcards
1
Q
growth of cities
A
Urbanization
2
Q
lower density part of cities
A
suburbs
3
Q
villages, towns, cites; a mix of cities and suburbs
A
urban areas
4
Q
region with high density urban areas
A
metropolitan area
5
Q
rural areas consumed by urban expansion
A
urban sprawl
6
Q
metropolitan areas with 10 million+ people
A
Megacities
7
Q
the urban way of life
A
urbanism
8
Q
exceeds the sustenance needs
A
agricultural surplus
9
Q
a city used for trade
A
entrepot
10
Q
urban centres that provide goods and services to the surrounding area
A
Christaller’s Central Place Theory:
central places provide to the hinterlands
11
Q
distance people are willing to travel
A
Range
12
Q
the minimum market size to make a profit
A
Threshold
13
Q
population based ranking
A
Rank-Size Distribution
14
Q
largest city in an urban system
A
primate city
