Unit 6 vocab Flashcards
Population movement within Dallas, Tx towards the cities boundaries is
Suburbanization
The gravity model when applied to urbanization reveals that
The two largest cities will have the most interaction between them
A city with over 10 million people is a _______________
megacity
The rank-size rule states …..
the population of a city is inversely proportional to its rank in the urban hierarchy
An integrated economic and social unit with a large poplulation nucleus is a…
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Large cities are economic hubs with radiating connections for commerce according to
Central Place Theory.
A conurbation is…..
a large urban area formed by merging several cities
Annexation is
the process of a city legally adding more land.
A city with over 20 million people is a _______________
meta city
A road that runs a ring around the central part of a city is a _______________.
Periferico
The maximum distance a person is willing to travel to frequent a service is called the
range
Frisco is a residential area on the outskirts of Dallas, which makes it a ______________.
Suburb
Race, ethnicity, and social class diversity are all part of one’s ____________________.
Social heterogenity
A city grows outward from a central location in a series of rings in the
Concentric Zone Model.
Livability means…
the area has a good quality of life
An urban settlement that has incorporated into an independent self-governing unit is a
city
Moving from New York city into rural Texas is called _______________
Counter-urbanization
Mixed land use with high-density housing options located near light rail and subway stops is referred to as
transit-orientated development.
Grassy and forested land areas that a put between urban areas are..______________.
greenbelts
A city with extended and connected cities is a ____________________
Megalopolis
Favelas in Brazil are..
informal settlements or slums
A city marked by extreme poverty and social problems as Chicago is would be a ______________ .
Disamenity area
Young single recent college graduates who move into distressed inner city neighborhoods and refurbish their new residences would be an example of
gentrification.
The most practical definition for an urban area is
the central city and its surrounding suburbs.
A model of urban structure with wedge-shaped sectors readiating form the central business district is ___________________________.
Sector Model
The minimum number of people needed to support a service or business is called the
threshold
The spread of an urban area into the surrounding rural areas without restrictions is ___________________________.
sprawl
Edge cites
are busy with economic activity on the edge of large cities
A city or town with local government is a ____________________
Municipality
New urban design indicates…..
approaches to urban planning to create walkable and environmentally sustainable communities
Bedroom communities are…
Residential areas where people live and commute to work
The process of settlement formation, expansion, and change is called
urbanization
A primate city is
when the largest city in a country is twice the size of the next largest city.
Squatter settlements are….
temporary, inadequate, and illegal informal housing
A informal or makeshift housing such as a homeless encampments is called a ._______________
shantytown
