chapter 13 Flashcards

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latin american city model

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combines elements of Latin American Culture and globalization by combining radial sectors and concentric zones

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squatter settlements

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any collection of buildings where the people have no legal rights to the land they are built upon. The people are living there illegally and do not own the land

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central city

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an urban settlement, independent, self governing unit

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urban area

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a central city and its surrounding suburbs

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urban cluster

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urban area with 2500 to 50000 inhabitants

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MSA

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metropolitan statistical area

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mSA (or uSA)

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micropolitan statistical area

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CBSA

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core based statistical area

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CSA

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combined statistical area

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PSA

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primary statistical area

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the micropolitan statistical area in the CBSA

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st francis county

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concentric zone model

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developed in 1923 by E.W. Burgess

a model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are spatially arranged in a series of 5 rings

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concentric zone model rings

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1) CBD
2) zone of transition
3) zone of independent workers’ homes
4) zone of better residence
5) commuter’s zone

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sector model

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1939 by homer hoyt

groups are arranged around a series of sectors radiating from the CBD

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sector model wedges

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1) CBD
2) transportation and industry
3) low class residential
4) middle class residential
5) high class residential

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multiple nuclei model

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1954 by CD Harris and EL Ullman

social groups are arranged around nodes and activities

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multiple nuclei zones

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1) cbd
2) wholesale, light manufacturing
3) low class residential
4) middle class residential
5) high class residential
6) heavy manufacturing
7) outlying business district
8) residential suburb
9) industrial suburb

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why have manufacturing and residential areas excluded from the cbd

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a need for suitable land and affordable living

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19
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when and where did the first skyscrapers appear

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chicago 1880s

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20
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who created the edge city model

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garreau

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21
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social area analysis

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living standards, ethnic background, and lifestyle

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census tract

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5000 residents correspond when possible in neighborhoods

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23
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the census bureau divides americas neighborhoods into tracts of about ___

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5000

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24
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what kind of census data are used in social area analysis

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concentric
multiple nuclei
sector

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what does concentric show geographers
two families with the same income and ethnic backgrounds
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what does sector show geographers
two families with different incomes and same background
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what does multiple nuclei show geographers
people with same background
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why is there a limitation to applying models to the various urban areas of the world
it only works with minorities and clusters
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europe v america: residences
live more downtown in cities
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europe v america: consumer services
more day to day consumer services beauty attraction nightlife
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europe v america: public services
public and semi public services | parks or private gardens
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europe v america: business services
professional and financial services skyscrapers unlikely renovation of older buildings
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what number on the multiple nuclei would the edge city be
#8
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what does concentric predict about europe
new housing in outer rings | newer suburban housing
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what does sector predict about europe
wealthy used to live near royal palace | moved to sw france
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what does multiple nuclei predict about europe
most ethnic and racial minorities reside in the suburbs or paris
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informal settlements
housing for illegal residents
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name for slums in latin america
borriadas
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name for slums in north africa
bidonvilles
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name for slums in india
bartees
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name for slums in turkey
gecekondu
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name for slums in malaysia
kampongs
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name for slums in philippines
bureng-borang
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why do informal settlements have few services
neither the city nor the residents can afford them
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why do informal settlements appear in large rings around developing world cities
large population of minorities
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how does concentric explain developing world cities
inner is rich | outer is poor
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how does multiple nuclei explain developing world cities
alien zones where immigrants work and live
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how does sector explain developing world cities
wealthy people attracted to center
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how did the government keep races separated during apartheid in 1948-1994
creating barriers
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what are some reasons people move to suburbs
single family dwellings space for cars greater opportunity for home ownership
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council of government
cooperative agency of representatives
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smart growth
legislation and regulations limit suburban growth
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in what ways do geographers argue american suburban areas are segregated
social classes | land uses
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what is the reason behind leaving green belt areas amid the development and sprawl of cities
to limit growth and designate open space
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rush hour
15 minute periods that have the heaviest traffic
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place
specific point on earth, distinguished by a particular characteristic
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region
an area on earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics
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scale
relationship between the portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole
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space
physical gap or interval between two objects
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connection
relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space
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issues faced by underclass
``` inadequate job skills culture of poverty homelessness drugs crime inadequate services municipal finances ```
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why do upper class people find deteriorated neighborhoods attractive
larger and more sustainably constructed architectural details eliminates strain of community near activities
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CCS
dealing with waste CO2 capturing it transfer putting it in the ground
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diesel
burns fuel more efficiently
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hybrid
when gas is not efficient an electric motor takes over
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ethanol
fuel made by distilling crops such as sugarcane corn soybeans
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electric
no gas engine, entirely off a battery
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plug in
battery supplies power at all speeds
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fuel cells
uses oxygen to produce an electric charge