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25 Cards in this Set
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Thompson is a good example of a |
Resource based community |
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Rural |
Areas with dispersed population distribution and low population density |
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Industrial city |
A city that depends on processing raw materials and manufacturing |
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Garden City is an example of |
Community shopping centre |
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7/11 is a good example of |
Local service centres |
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Northgate is a good example of |
Neighbourhood and plazas and ribbons |
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Polo Park is a good example of |
Regional shopping centres |
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Cbd is a good example of |
St vital |
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Demography |
The study of population |
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Urbanization |
Growth of a city |
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Urban sprawl |
City grows past its boundaries |
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Basic industry |
Bring in new money |
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Non basic industries |
Circulate money |
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When did the baby boomers occur |
1945-1964 |
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Hinterland |
Supporting towns of a city |
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Infrastructure |
Facilities that allow a society to function such as transportation and schools |
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Threshold population |
Minimum pop needs for an urban service to exist |
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Finacial squeeze |
A city does not have enough money to provide services for the community |
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Explain the multiplier effect |
When a basic industry opens in a city it brings in new money. The multiplier effect is for every basic job created, 3 non basic jobs are created. This forms a 3:1 ratio meaning if ikea created 200 basic jobs there will be 600 non basic jobs. If the industry closed it would mean that about 800 people would lose their jobs and would have to search for new ones. |
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Explain how land value affects land use |
The closer you are to the city the more expensive the land will be, the further away the cheaper. Due to this many people build outside of the cities boundaries in the suburbs, creating a problem because the buildings take up good farming land, decreasing the amount of places to farm. |
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More developed countries problems |
Crime, lack of proper housing, noise problems, employment, traffic problems(bad roads) |
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Less developed countries problems |
Lack of education Poor farm land Air pollution No food Fresh water Family breakdown |
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Industrial (ex Detroit motor city) |
Towns grew to provide housing, transportation and services to those working on the assembly plants |
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Transportation (ex winnipeg) |
City expanded b/c the railway, transpot goods west and east |
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Tourist city (ex orlando and las vegas) |
Natural or man made attractions |
