Unit 6: 50-94 words

Question 1

the idea that portions of an urban area have specific and distinct purposes

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functional zonation

Question 2

is the commercial heart of a city. Often located near the physical center of a city, or the crossroads where the city was founded, and is the focus of transportation and services

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central business district

Question 3

explains the agricultural land use, just as it helps explain land use in central business districts. Land in the center of a city will have higher value than land farther away from the city’s center

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bid-rent theory

Question 4

when commercial interests benefit each other

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commensal relationship

Question 5

areas where people live

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residential zones

Question 6

describes a city as a series of rings that surrounds a central business district

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concentric zone model

Question 7

DESCRIBED how different types of land use and housing were all located near the CBD early in a city’s history

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sector/Hoyt’s model

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suggested the functional zonation occurred around multiple centers, or nodes.

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Harris and Ullman multiple-nuclei model

Question 9

a variant of the multiple-nuclei model, describes suburban neighborhoods surrounding an inner city and served by nodes of commercial activity along a ring road or beltway.

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peripheral model

Question 10

an original CBD became surrounded by a system of smaller nodes that mimicked its function.

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galactic city model

Question 11

nodes of economic activity that have developed in the periphery of large cities.

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edge cities

Question 12

in the center of an Islamic city is usually surrounded by a complex of structures to serve the public

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mosque

Question 13

a fort designed to protect the city

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citadel

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traditional outdoor markets or covered bazaars

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suqs

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often used to describe Latin American cities.

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Griffin-Ford model

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extends outwards from the urban core

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commercial spine

Question 17

the spine ends in a growing secondary center

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mall

Question 18

the outer ring of the city that shows poverty, lack of infrastructure, and areas of poorly built housing

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periferico

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poorly built housing

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shantytowns

Question 20

neighborhoods marked by extreme poverty, homelessness, and lawlessness.

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favelas or barrios

Question 21

areas not connected to city services and under the control of criminals

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disamenity zones

Question 22

has small shops clustered. FORMAL economy-permanent stores with full-time jobs that comply with local regulations and have set wages

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traditional CBD

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broad straight avenues and large homes, parks, and administrative centers

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colonial CBD

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thrives with curb-side, car-side, and stall-based businesses that often hire people temporarily and do not follow all regulations.

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informal economy zones

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where small-scale merchants congregate weekly or yearly to sell their goods

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periodic markets

Question 26

the periphery of cities often consists of densely populated… THEY often lack sufficient public services for electricity, water, and sewage.

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informal and squatter settlements

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describes the land use of many large cities in Southeast Asia, where the focus of the modern city is often a former colonial part zone

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McGee model

Question 28

regulations that define how property in specific geographic regions may be used

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zoning ordinances

Question 29

a process of promoting growth and controlling change in land use

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urban planning

Question 30

those areas of a city devoted to where people live rather than to commercial or industrial functions are..

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residential zones

Question 31

residential areas surrounding the CBD are known as the…

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inner city

Question 32

as one moves farther from the inner city, population and housing-unit density declines, and types of housing changes

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residential density gradient

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houses pass from one social group to another

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filtering

Question 34

refers to the process by which one social or ethnic group gradually replaces another through filtering.

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invasion and succession

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one way to reduce urban sprawl on the outer edges of the city

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urban infill

Question 36

the movement of commerce out of cities to suburbs, where rents are cheaper and commutes for employees are shorter

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sub-urbanization of business

Question 37

the facilities and systems that serve the population

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infrastructure

Question 38

refers to the local government of a city or town and the services it provides

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municipal

Question 39

refers to a local entity that is all under the same jurisdication

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municipality

Question 40

the process of adding land to a city’s legally defined territory

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annexation

Question 41

the act of legally joining together to form a new vcity

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incorporation

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commuter suburbs

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bedroom communities

Question 43

some populated regions do not fall within the legal boundary of any city or municipality

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unincorporated areas

Question 44

buses, subways, light rail, and trains that are operated by a government agency.

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public transportation