AP Human Geography - Unit 7 Review

Earliest settlements

established by consumer services

ex. places to bury the dead

Elements of urbanization

1. The number of people living in urban settlements.

2. The percentage of people living in urban settlements.

3. The land area occupied by urban settlements.

Relationship between Industrial Revolution and urbanization

The Industrial Revolution caused urbanization.

Location of the largest urban area

Tokyo

Enclosure movement

Wealthy farmers bought land from poor farmers causing them to lose their land. The loss of land made it difficult for small farmers to survive so the farmers headed to the city to try and find work.

Filtering

A process of change of a house. From single-family owner occupancy to abandonment.

Gentrification

A process of converting an urban neighborhood from a predominantly low-income, rented-occupied area to a predominantly middle-class, owner-occupied area.

ex. Mexico City

Redlining

A process by which banks draw lines on a map and refuse to lend money to purchase or improve property within the boundaries.

Annexation

Legally adding land area to a city in the United States.

Inner city issues

1. Scarce resources (oil, coal, food, etc.)

2. Slums

3. Direct sunlight is seldom

4. High mortality rates

5. Crime

6.Traffic

7. Unemployment

8. Poverty

9. Etc.

Traits of the suburbs

An outlying district of a city, especially a residential one. Usually quiet and not as busy as the city. Usually town houses.

Types of services

Consumer, Business, Public

Consumer services

Services that provide services primarily to individual consumers, including retail services and education, health, and leisure services.

Business services

Services that primarily meet the needs of other businesses, including professional, financial, and transportation services.

Public services

Services offered by the government to provide security and protection for citizens and businesses.