Chapter 13 Vocab Flashcards
Census tract
An area delineated by the US bureau of the census for which statistics are published; in urbanized areas, census tracts correspond roughly to neighborhoods.
Annexation
Legally adding land area to a city in the United States.
Central business district
The area of a city where retail and office activities are clustered.
City
An urban settlement that has been legally incorporated into an independent self governing unit.
Combined statistical area
In the United States two or more contiguous core based statistical areas tied together by commuting patterns.
Concentric zone model
A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are spatially arranged in a series of rings.
Core based statistical area
The combination of all metropolitan statistical areas and micropolitan statistical areas.
Council of government
A cooperative agency consisting of representatives of local governments in a metropolitan area in the United States.
Density gradient
The change in density in an urban area from the center to the periphery.
Edge city
A large node of office and retail activities on the edge of an urban area.
Filtering
A process of change in the use of a house, from single family owner occupancy to abandonment.
Gentrification
A process of converting an urban neighborhood from a predominantly low income renter occupied area to a predominantly middle class owner occupied area.
Greenbelt
A ring of land maintained as parks agriculture or other types of open space to limit the sprawl of an urban area.
Metropolitan statistical area
A central city with at least 50,000 people, the county within the city, and some adjacent counties meeting specific standards.
Micropolitan statistical area
Like a metropolitan statistical area but population 10,000-50,000.
Multiple nuclei model
A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged around a collection of nodes and activities.
Peripheral model
A model of North American urban areas consisting of an inner city surrounded by large suburban residential and business areas tied together by a beltway or ring road.
Primary census statistical area
All of the combined statistical area plus all of the remaining metro and micropolitan statistical areas.
Public housing
Housing owned by the government; it is rented to residents with low incomes.
Redlining
A process by which banks draw lines on a map and refuse to lend money to purchase or improve property within the boundaries.
Rush hour
The four consecutive 15 minute periods in the morning and evening with the heaviest volumes of traffic.
Sector model
A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged around a series of sectors radiating out from the central business district.
Smart growth
Legislation and regulations to limit suburban sprawl and preserve farmland.
Social area analysis
Statistical analysis used to identify where people of similar living standards ethnic background and life style live within an urban area.
