Unit 9 Vocab

Question 1

Borchert’s Epochs

Answer 1

1- Sail Wagon (cities along waterways)
2- Iron Horse (steamboats sand railroads)
3-(Long railroads to natural resources)
4-(Rise of cars and airplanes)
5-(high tech)

Question 2

Exurb v. Boomburg (not in book but on AP Exam)

Answer 2

Areas beyond suburb, lower residents, but work in urban./ rapidly growing suburban like urban but still suburban.

Question 3

Brownfields (not in book but on AP Exam)

Answer 3

Abandoned/ unused factories or commercial propertiesdue to contamination.

Question 4

Gentrification

Answer 4

poor urban area is changed by wealthier people moving in

Question 5

Greenbelt

Answer 5

Ring of land

Question 6

Hinterland

Answer 6

land behind coastal area/city/port

Question 7

Metropolitan Statistical Area v. Urbanized Area

Answer 7

Geographic region with strong ties to core city

Question 8

Primate City

Answer 8

Significantly larger and more influential

Question 9

Range v. Threshold

Answer 9

mimnnimum population needed to support business/range people willing to travel

Question 10

Rank Size Rule

Answer 10

2nd populated city is half of 1st populated city. (ex 1st=10, 2nd = 5)

Question 11

Redlining

Answer 11

Financial services withheld in neighborhoods of color

Question 12

Smart Growth

Answer 12

Promoting environmetntal protection, public transport, and other r beneficial things.

Question 13

Squatter Community

Question 14

Suburban Sprawl

Question 15

White Flight

Question 16

World City v. Megacity(and Metacity)