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What is Urban Geography?
The study of systems of cities, their locations, and the internal parts including infrastructure and land use.
What defines Urbanism?
Urban areas are large in size, have high densities, and social heterogeneity (diversity).
What does CBD stand for and what is its significance?
CBD stands for central business district; it is where a lot of economic activity takes place, typically at the center of a city.
What is a metropolitan statistical area?
A region that includes a county or multiple counties with a large number of commuters and at least one urbanized area with at least 50,000 people.
What is the urban hierarchy from smallest to largest?
Hamlet, Village, Town, City, Megalopolis.
What caused urban settlements to revive in the 11th century?
Trade in Venice and Genoa, and the Middle East crusades.
What is a primate city?
A city that is larger than other cities nearby and represents the culture of its area.
What major shift occurred during the Industrial Revolution regarding urban areas?
Rapid increases in rural-to-urban migration, especially in less developed countries (LDCs).
What is urban decay?
A situation where urban areas stop developing, often resulting in abandoned properties and declining infrastructure.
What are favelas?
Slums in Brazil where poor residents build their own houses.
What are the three tiers of world cities?
First tier: London, New York, Tokyo; Second tier: São Paulo, cities in the U.S. and Western Europe; Third tier: Bombay, Hong Kong, Rio de Janeiro.
What does the term 'exurbanization' mean?
The movement of people from suburban areas to rural areas, often seeking more peaceful living conditions.
What is the Concentric Zone Model?
A model of urban land use that represents cities as a series of concentric rings, each with different functions, proposed by Ernest Burgess.
What is the Sector Model?
A model that illustrates how cities develop in sectors or corridors, proposed by Homer Hoyt.
What does the Multiple-Nuclei Model propose about urban centers?
It recognizes that there may be more than one commercial center in a city landscape, rather than all commerce being centered on one area.
What is urbanization?
The shift of population from rural areas to urban areas.
What is meant by 'blockbusting'?
A practice of housing discrimination where real estate agents encourage property sellers to sell their homes at lower prices by suggesting that racial minorities are moving into the neighborhood.
What are slums characterized by?
Areas lacking permanent housing, adequate water and sanitation, large living spaces, and safety.
