Unit 8 - Urban Geography Flashcards
The process through which cities grow, and higher and higher percentages of the population come to live in the town.
Urbanization
Urbanization comes with the _____ of the infrastructure, as well as services and other resources.
development
Urbanization is often associated with the MDCs, but urbanization also ___ rapidly in LDCs.
increases
Impoverished people from ___ areas are forced to move to the cities hoping for better opportunities. They add to the already burgeoning population in these cities where birth rates are not dropping.
rural
An urban settlement that has been legally incorporated into an independent, self-governing unit.
City
Cities keep on growing since people see them as places of ____.
opportunity
The growth of cities occurs via two processes:
Rural-to-Urban Migration
Annexation
This occurs when people move to the city.
Rural-to-Urban Migration
Cities will frequently annex, which means legally absorb adjacent areas and merge them.
Annexation
Two Main Reasons Annexation Happens:
o Increasing the city’s tax base because more people mean larger tax revenues.
o Concerns a state or central government funding; the most considerable cities get more funding from the central government.
An urban settlement that has been legally incorporated into an independent, self-governing unit known as a municipality.
Central City
Virtually all countries have a _____ that recognizes cities as legal entities with fixed boundaries.
local government system
The city’s boundaries define the geographic area within which the local government has the ____.
legal authority.
A residential or commercial area situated within an urban area but outside the central city.
Suburb
It consists of a central city and its surrounding built-up suburbs.
Urban Area
The U.S. census recognizes two urban areas:
o Urbanized area - an urban area with at least 50,000 inhabitants.
o Urban cluster - an urban area with between 2,500 and 50,000 inhabitants.
An urban area with at least 50,000 inhabitants.
Urbanized Area
An urban area with between 2,500 and 50,000 inhabitants.
Urban Cluster
What does NEDA mean?
National Economic and Development Authority
According to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), there are three metropolitan areas in the Philippines:
Metro Manila
Metro Cebu
Metro Davao
The largest urban agglomeration (conurbation) comprised of Manila and the other 15 adjacent cities plus the municipality of Pateros.
Metro Manila