unit 6

Question 1

suburbanization

Answer 1

The movement of people from urban core areas to the surrounding outskirts of a city

Question 2

sprawl

Answer 2

The tendency of cities to grow outward in an unchecked manner

Question 3

automobile cities

Answer 3

Cities whose size and shape are dictated by and almost require individual automobile ownership

Question 4

decentralize

Answer 4

In an urban context, to move business operations from core city areas into outlying areas such as suburbs

Question 5

Edge City

Answer 5

A concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment that developed in the suburbs, outside of a city’s traditional downtown or central business district

Question 6

boomburb

Answer 6

A place with more than 100,000 residents that is not a core city in a metropolitan area; a large suburb with its own government

Question 7

infill developing

Answer 7

The building of new retail, business, or residential spaces on vacant or underused parcels in already developed areas

Question 8

exurbs

Answer 8

A semirural district located beyond the suburbs that is often inhabited by well-to-do families

Question 9

metacity

Answer 9

urban areas with over 20 million people and are ranked by population size

Question 10

megacity

Answer 10

urban areas with over 20 million people and are ranked by population size, Megacities are typically found in the developing world.