Unit 6 Vocab

Question 1

Suburbanization

Answer 1

The establishment of residential communities on the outskirts of a city

Question 2

Urbanization

Answer 2

the process of making an area more urban

Question 3

Sprawl

Answer 3

Unrestricted growth of housing and commercial
developments without urban planning

Question 4

Boomburbs

Answer 4

an outlying residential district of a city that is expanding rapidly

Question 5

Megacities

Answer 5

a very large city, typically one with a population of over ten million people

Question 6

Metacities

Answer 6

a very large city, typically one with a population of over twenty million people, huge influence

Question 7

Edge Cities

Answer 7

urban area situated on the outskirts of a city, typically beside a major road

Question 8

Exurbs

Answer 8

residential community that extends past suburbs

Question 9

Global Cities

Answer 9

cities that are very influential outside their national boundaries

Question 10

Central Place Theory

Answer 10

In any given region there can only be one large central city which is surrounded by a series of smaller cities

Question 11

Multiple Nuclei Model

Answer 11

City model with more than one center

Question 12

Concentric Zone Model

Answer 12

one of the earliest theoretical models to explain urban social structures with the rings

Question 13

Galactic City Model

Answer 13

a city with growth independent of the CBD that is traditionally connected to the central city by means of an arterial highway or interstate

Question 14

Griffin Ford Model

Answer 14

CBD includes market and high-quality jobs
Spine-better quality housing, commercial area

Question 15

Urban Infill

Answer 15

the process of developing vacant or under-utilized parcels within existing developed areas

Question 16

Filtering

Answer 16

the process of subdivision of houses and occupancy by successive waves of lower income

Question 17

Periphery Country

Answer 17

less developed country

Question 18

Semi Periphery Country

Answer 18

less developed than core nations but more developed than peripheral nations

Question 19

Urban Hierarchy

Answer 19

ranks each city based on the size of population residing and influence

Question 20

Sector Model

Answer 20

Model used to show urban development that is based on sectors

Question 21

Smart Growth Policies

Answer 21

urban planning and transportation theory that concentrates growth in compact walkable urban centers to avoid sprawl

Question 22

New Urbanism

Answer 22

an urban design movement that promotes environmentally friendly habits by creating walkable neighborhoods containing a wide range of housing and job types

Question 23

Greenbelts

Answer 23

A green belt is a policy, and land-use zone designation used in land-use planning to retain areas of largely undeveloped, wild, or agricultural land surrounding or neighboring urban areas

Question 24

Slow Growth Cities

Answer 24

urban areas that prioritize sustainable, equitable, and people-centered development over rapid population and economic growth

Question 25

Zoning Ordinances

Answer 25

local laws that define how property in specific geographic zones can be used

Question 26

Invasion and Succession

Answer 26

A model of change used in urban ecology to represent the effects of immigration on the social structure of an urban area

Question 27

Suburbanization of Business

Answer 27

The slow but steady movement of businesses to the suburbs to take advantage of a large labor force

Question 28

Municipal

Answer 28

relating to a city or town or its governing body

Question 29

Blockbusting

Answer 29

the practice of persuading owners to sell property cheaply because of the fear of people of another ethnic or social group moving into the neighborhood, and then profiting by reselling at a higher price.

Question 30

Redlining

Answer 30

Redlining is a discriminatory practice in which financial services are withheld from neighborhoods that have significant numbers of racial and ethnic minorities

Question 31

Gentrification

Answer 31

the process whereby the character of a poor urban area is changed by wealthier people moving in, improving housing, and attracting new businesses, typically displacing current inhabitants in the process.

Question 32

Zone of Abandonment

Answer 32

The lack of jobs, big declines in land value and falling demand can cause properties to become abandoned, extending even to entire neighborhoods

Question 33

Brownfield

Answer 33

abandoned or underutilized properties that may have environmental contamination

Question 34

Urban Redevelopment

Answer 34

demolition and reconstruction or substantial renovation of existing buildings or infrastructure within urban infill areas or existing urban service areas

Question 35

Nodal Cities

Answer 35

Cities that have major influence within a
region of a country