Vocabs 11-20

Question 1

Exurbanization

Answer 1

People who move farther out into rural areas and work remotely

Question 2

Satellite cities

Answer 2

An established town near a very large city that grows independently of the larger city (Ex: College Station- college tow, Galveston - shipping, cruises; both are independent satellite cities within Houston’s gravitational pull)

Question 3

city-states

Answer 3

An urban center with surrounding territory and agricultural villages

Question 4

urban hearths

Answer 4

Areas associated with river valleys (seasonal floods and fertile soils create a surplus)

Question 5

Metropolitan/metro area

Answer 5

A collection of adjacent cities across which population density is high and continuous

Question 6

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Answer 6

A city of >50,000 people, the county it is located in, and adjacent counties with a high social/economical integration

Question 7

Micropolitan Statistical Area

Answer 7

Cities of >10,000 but <50,000 people, the county it is in, and the surrounding counties with a high degree of integration

Question 8

Nodal Region

Answer 8

A focal point in a matrix of connections (ex: Houston is the nodal region for aerospace)

Question 9

Social Heterogeneity

Answer 9

the level of diversity among a group of people (factors such as language, cultural interests, etc.)

Question 10

Time-space compression

Answer 10

The shrinking “time-distance” between locations due to improved transportation and communication; leads to urban growth