Unit 6: Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns and Processes Chapter 15: Topic 6.2

Question 1

Involves the process of people moving, usually from cities, to residential areas on the outskirts of cities. There, they form communities that are connected to the city for jobs and services. However, suburbs are often less-densely populated and less-ethnically diverse than inner cities

Answer 1

Suburbanization

Question 2

Causes that contributed to the growing suburbanization in North America after World War II. Economic expansion, greater purchasing power for many families, growth of a car-centered lifestyle, government’s construction of a vast system of new highways that allowed workers to commute from their city jobs to suburban homes. In the US, the Federal Housing Administration provided mortgage loans for families to move to suburbs. During this time, racial tensions created suburban growth. White Americans moved to suburbs which was known as “white flight.” Industries and jobs left the cities and residents followed. Highways were sometimes built in locations that uprooted or divided existing urban communities.

Answer 2

Causes of USA suburbanization

Question 3

Rapidly growing communities (over 10% per 10 years), have a total population of over 100,000 people, and are not the largest in the metro area. This type of community develops differently than a traditionally city and usually do not have a dense urban center. Ex: Mesa, Arizona; Plano, Texas; Riverside, California.

Answer 3

Boombergs

Question 4

Nodes of economic activity that have developed in the periphery of large cities. Usually have tall office buildings, a concentration of retail shops, relatively few residences, and are located at the junction of major transportation routes.

Answer 4

Edge Cities

Question 5

The counter-flow of urban residents leaving cities

Answer 5

Counterurbanization (deurbanization)

Question 6

Prosperous residential districts beyond the suburbs. Factors contributing to this are the ability for people to work remotely via technology, relative affordability of land and cultural preferences. These tend to have expansive lots and large single-family homes. These people want tranquility and privacy while still having connections to an urban center.

Answer 6

Exurbs

Question 7

Have a population of more than 10 million people.

Answer 7

Megacities

Question 8

• Continuous urban area with a population greater than 20 million people.
• Attributes of a network of urban areas that have grown together to form a larger interconnected urban system.
  Ex: Tokyo, Japan (37 million); NYC, New York (20 million); Emerging: Shenzhen, China (Exceed 120 million by 2050)

Answer 8

Metacities

Question 9

Describes a chain of connected cities. Ex: Bos-Wash Corridor, described by French geographer Jean Gottman in 1961. The Bos-Wash Corridor runs from Boston through NYC, Philadelphia, and Baltimore to Washington DC. This chain includes 50 million people.

Answer 9

Megalopolis

Question 10

An interrupted urban area made of towns, suburbs, and cities.

Answer 10

Concurbation

Question 11

Megacities have become more common in less-developed countries because of high birth rates and increased rural-to-urban migration.

Answer 11

Trend of urbanization in the developing world