Urbanization and Industrialization Flashcards
1
Q
Conurbation
A
An agglomeration of towns or cities into an unbroken urban
environment.
2
Q
Megalopolis
A
Very large conurbations
3
Q
Urban sociology
A
is the sociological study of cities and urban life.
4
Q
Urban ecology
A
An approach to the study of urban life based on an analogy
with the adjustment of plants and animals to the physical environment.
5
Q
Urbanism
A
A term used by Louis Wirth to denote distinctive characteristics
of urban social life, such as its impersonality.
6
Q
Created environment
A
Infrastructure established by humans to serve their
needs—including, for example, roads, railways, factories, offices, private
homes, and other buildings.
