AP HUG Unit 6.1 - 6.6

Site Factors

Characteristics that are at a specific location

Situation Factors

Locations surronding a place ( Connections between one place and another)

Urbanization

Migration of people from rural areas to urban areas

Megacity

A city that has more than 10 milion or more residents

Metacity

An urban area with more than 20 million or more residents

Core Countries

Countries that have industrialized and have the most advanced economies

Semi - Periphery Countries

Countries that have emerging economies that are industrializing( Located between core countries and periphery countries in terms of development)

Periphery Countries

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

Informal Settlements

Housing and residential areas that have been built without legal authorization ( often lack basic infastructure , services, and legal protection)

Boomburb

A rapidly growing suburban city that has developed its own unique identity

Exurb

A settlement that exists outside of a suburban area, but remains connected to the metro area ( typically have a low population density, larger lot sizes, and less goods/services)

Edge City

A settlement that has its own economic district and is located on the outskirts of a city/near a beltway or major highway( Often has a high concentration of businesses, shopping centers, and different goods/services)

Urban Sprawl

The unrestricted growth and expansion of an urban or suburban area into the surrounding countryside

Urban Decentralization

The movement of a population away from an urban areas traditional core to peripheral areas( resulting in power and money shifting more to the peripheral areas)

World City

A city that is connected to other cities around the world through a series of networks (these cities have significant influence on global politics, economics, and culture)

Primate City

A city that has twice the population of the next largest city ( a primate city has significant political, ecomomic, and social control over the rest of the country)

Devolution

The transfer of power from a national government to regional governments ( the power is broken up and spread between lower organizations)

Rank Size Rule

The population of a settlement ranked n will be 1/nth of the size of the largest settlement ( second largest settlement will have half the population of the largest, the third largest will have one third of the population, and so on)

Why does Christaller’s Central Place Theory use hexagons

• Do not overlap

• Cover all areas when placed together

Threshold

The minimun number of people that are required to support any good or service

Range

The maximum distance a consumer will travel for a good or service

Density Gradient

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