AP Human VOCAB STUDY

site

an environmental characteristic of the land like climate, soil quality, and natural resources

situation

factored that connect one site to another like transportation routes

urbanization

is the increase in urban living

suburbanization

the spread of suburban living

megacities

cities with a population of 10 million or more

metacites

cites with a population of 20 million or or more

urban sprawl

growth in an urban area of housing industry and development

urban renewal:

the redevelopment of areas within an urban area, typically neighborhoods in economic decline

gentrification:

the restoration of deteriorated urban areas by wealthier (mostly middle-income) people who move into,
renovate, and restore housing and sometimes businesses

low density housing:

land use pattern meant for a small number of residential homes that include a lot of open space and
contain the fewest people per geographic unit

medium density housing:

medium density housing: land use pattern in which residential units include multi-unit housing, such as townhomes as well
as single-unit housing

high density housing:

land use pattern in which land is occupied by residential units that include multi-unit housing such as
high-rise buildings and contain the highest people per geographic unit

zoning:

classifying land and identifying the types of activities that are permitted

new urbanism:

new urbanism: smart growth policy that creates walk-able, mixed land use neighborhoods with commercial and residential
areas

green belt:

an area of natural land on which building is restricted and whose main purpose is to curb the outward expansion
of a large urban area e.g. London

quantitative data:

census and survey data provide information about changes in population composition and size

qualitative data:

field studies and narratives provide information about individual attitudes toward urban change

edge cities

suburban areas that moved away from the city because the pressures and time it takes it to get into town

world city

are city that have an extremely large influence

primate city

leading city in a country in terms of size and influence

bid theory theory

witch is the idea that closer to the cbd you are the higher the rent it is to live there.

Quantitive date

numerical data that can be counted and measured

Qualitative data

descriptive or opinionated

Gentrification

rental of an area from low income to hight income

squatter settlements

squatter statements residential areas that were developed without a legal clam