Vocab 7.2

Question 1

functional zonation

Answer 1

different areas in a city or region serve specific purposes or functions

Question 2

central business district (CBD)

Answer 2

usually located at physical center of city, place of business and commerce, have high rise buildings

Question 3

disamenity zones

Answer 3

not connected to city services, including infrastructure, often under the control of drug lords or gangs

Question 4

squatter settlements

Answer 4

homes and buildings built where people have no legal right to the land

Question 5

land tenure

Answer 5

legal right to own the land

Question 6

zoning ordinances

Answer 6

rules and regulations that determine how property in cities can be used

Question 7

filtering

Answer 7

how information is processed and interpreted by different people or cultures

Question 8

infilling

Answer 8

process of “filling in” empty spaces in cities

Question 9

public transportation

Answer 9

transportation (buses, subways, light rail, trains) operated by government