Urbanization Test Review Flashcards
1
Q
Rank Size Rule
A
Largest City= 12 mil
2nd= 6 mil (1/2)
2
Q
Redlining
A
Banks refuse loan to those who want to purchase & improve properties
3
Q
Blockbusting
A
When (white) people are frightened into selling their homes at low prices
4
Q
Segregation
A
People living in different neighborhoods based on ethnicity or race
5
Q
Gentrification
A
When inner city housing is purchased cheap and renovated by high income residents
6
Q
Threshold
A
Minimum population needed to support a business or service
7
Q
Range
A
The distance people will travel for a service
8
Q
Gravity Model
A
The bigger/closer to the city, the bigger the pull
9
Q
Urban Hearths
A
Mesoamérica, Nile Valley, Indus Valley, Hung He River Valleg
10
Q
Squatter Setlements
A
Informal Settlements
11
Q
Urban Sprawl
A
The rapid development outward from the city
