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12 Cards in this Set
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Urbanization
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The process in which the population of cities grow.
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Two dimensions of urbanization
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Increase in the number of people living in cities, and an increase in the percentage of people living in the cities.
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What are the social differences between urban and rural settlements?
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Large size, high density, and social heterogeniety
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Legal definition of a city
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An urban settlement that has been legally incorporated into an independent, self-governing unit.
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Urbanized area
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The central city (term given to cities in the U.S. surrounded by suburbs) and surrounding built-up suburbs
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Metropolitian Statistical Area
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Method of measuring the functional area of a city.
Includes: 1)urban area w/ pop. of at least 50,000 2) The country which the city is located 3) The percentage of people working in the central city compared to the density |
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Micropolitian Statistical Area
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A smaller metropolitian area
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Concentric Zone Model
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A city grows outward from a central area in series of concentric rings.
1)CBD 2)Zone of transition 3)Zone of independent workers' homes 4)Zone of better residences 5)Commuter's zone |
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Sector Model
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A city develops in a series of sectors not rings, certain areas are more attractive based on activities.
1)CBD 2)Transportaion and Industry 3)Low-class residential 4)Middle-class residential 5)High-class residential |
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Multiple Nuclei Model
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A city is a complex structure that includes more than one center around which activities revolve.
1)CBD 2)Wholesale, light manufacturing 3)Low-class residential 4)Medium-class residential 5)High-class residential 6)Heavy manufacturing 7)Outlying business district 8)Residential suburb 9)Industrial suburb |
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Census tracts
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Sections of urban areas used by the U.S. census bureau, caontain aproximately 5,000 people.
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Squatter developments
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Areas in LDC, created when the immigrants move to urban areas. They have few services, water is carried from a well, little schools paved roads, telephones, or sewers, and transportaion.
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