AP HG Vocab U6

primate city

city that ranks first in a nation in terms of population and economy

rank size rule

the nth city with 1/n the size of the largest city

central place theory

theory explaining distribution of services; larger settlements are fewer and farther apart than smaller settlements and provide services for a larger number of people willing to travel farther

Range

maximum distance people are willing to travel to use a service

Threshold

minimum number of people needed to support a service

Infilling

use of vacant land and property within a built-up area for further construction or development

New Urbanism

movement in urban planning to promote mixed use commercial and residential development and pedestrian friendly, community orientated cities

Greenbelt

open or forested areas built at the outer edge of a city

Redlining

financial institutions refusing to lend money in certain neighbourhoods

Blockbusting

using scare tactics to drive down home prices when minority owners begin moving into an area

Gentrification

the rehabilitation of deteriorated, often abandoned, housing of low-income inner-city residents

suburban sprawl

the spread of suburbs away from a core city

Brownfields

contaminated industrial sites that require cleanup

Site

exact location

situation

location of a place relative to its surroundings

City living

most are near coast or rivers

Ring of Fire

Area around Pacific where many tectonic plates meet; risk of earthquakes and active volcanoes

Typhoon

tropical storms occurring in Pacific Ocean; cause enormous coastal and low elevation damage

Monsoon

A seasonal wind pushing clouds over South and Southeast Asia causing rain

Gobi Desert

Created by the rain shadow caused by the Himalayas singing dunes

rain shadow

mountains blocking rainfall

Archipelago

group of islands: Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Maldives

India's Caste system (Hinduism)

Everyone is in a group at birth and you can move up in next life

Mt. Fuji

sacred Shinto location in Japan

China's Belt Road Initiative

road to next world superpower