AP Human Geography Unit 6

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site factors

things that are located at a place (natural resources, climate, buildings)

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situation factors

what surround a place/impact the development

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reasons why a settlement changes

changes in transport, communication,

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urban sprawl

the expansion of an urban/suburban area into the surrounding countryside

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price ceiling

govt imposed limit on how much can be charged for a specific good or service

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megacity

cities with more than 10 million residents

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metacity

cities with more than 20 million residents

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core countries

countries that have industrialized and have the most advanced economies

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periphery countries

countries that still rely heavily on the exportation of raw resources and are less economically developed

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semi-periphery countries

countries that have emerging economies and are industrializing

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problems that occur with population growth

demand for freshwater, housing, food, electricity, increased use of sewer system, roads, public transport, growth rates/urbanization rates increasing at a point where they cant handle,

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informal settlements

housing and residential areas that have been built without legal authorization (squatter settlements, slums, favelas)

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what do informal settlements lack

sewer systems, water, electricity,

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boomburb

a rapidly growing suburban city which has developed its own unique identity

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exurbs

settlements that exist outside a suburban area but remains connected to the metro area (low pop. density, larger lot sizes, less goods/services)

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where do exurbs get goods

nearby boomburbs/edge cities

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edge city

settlement that has its own economic district and is located on the outskirts of a city/near belt or major highway. lower density. often have a high concentration of businesses/diff goods and services

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urban decentralization

movement of a population away from an urban area’s traditional core to peripheral areas (results in power/money shifting more to peripheral areas)

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world cities

cities that are connected to other cities around the world

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primate city

city that has at least twice the population of the next largest city

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rank-size rule

the population of a settlement will be ranked 1/n the size of the largest settlement

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gravity model

larger a settlement is, more pull factors it has, more people migrate to settlement, more places interacting with it

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central place theory

hexagons,

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why does central place theory use hexagons

they dont overlap, and connect perfectly

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threshold

minimum number of people required to support a service/good

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range

maximum distance that a customer is willing to travel for a certain good/service

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density gradient

a gradual change in the density of an urban area from the center to the periphery

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socioeconomic stratification

differentiation of society into classes based on wealth, power, production or prestige

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first urban revolution

agricultural and socioeconomic innovations that led to the rise of early cities

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low density housing:

residential homes, lots of open space fewest people per geographic unit (Suburbs)

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medium density housing

townhomes, single unit housing

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high density housing

high rises, most people per unit (cities). Land is more expensive in these areas and causes people to be more crammed into smaller apartments

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infilling

process by which population density in an urban center is increased by building on waste land or underused land

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smart-growth policies

policies that seek to reduce urban sprawl + protect farmland around city (mixed use development, public transport, green areas)

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greenbelt

an area of land set aside for conservational/recreational purposes

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new urbanism

urban planning that seeks to create compact and walkable cities that are sustainable + socially connected

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gentrification

the process of renovating/rebuilding an urban area causing lower-income residents to become displaced and more affluent residents to move into the area

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slow-growth cities

areas that promote sustainable growth by limiting new development into the periphery of a city

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