ap human geo unit 6 vocab (but better)

site

physical and geographical location on which a city is built

situation

the way an urban area is connected to other urban areas

urbanization

all the various factors that cause cities to grow and develop

urbanization rate

the percentage of a countries population that lives within the bounds of urban areas

urban sprawl

uncontrolled expansion of an urban area with no planning

suburbanization

resettling of urban residents to the outskirts of a city

edge cities

semi-independent communities at the edges of cities with downtown areas, housing, office complexes hotels, etc…

exurb

located outside the suburbs where more abundant land is available

boomburg

a suburb that has experienced rapid growth of over 100,000 residents and becomes a city in itself

megacities

population of 10 million people

metacities

population of 20 million people

world cities

urban areas that wield significant influence over the worldwide exchange of politics, culture, and economics

urban hierarchy

the ranking of various cities in which the most powerful and influential hold the highest places and the least powerful and influential hold the lowest places

rank size rule

explains the distribution of a countries city based on proportional population

primate city rule

developing countries in the periphery and semi-periphery, there will be very few other large or medium sized cities

gravity model

explains the patterns of interaction between two places

christallers central place theory

explains the size and spatial arrangement pf cities, towns and other settlements

threshold

number of people needed to support a good or service

range

distance people are willing to travel to spend money

bid rent theory

land is most expensive in the CBD and then decreases in cost the further you go from the CBD

burgess concentric zone

argues that a city develops and grows outward in uniform concentric circles radiating out form its CBD

hoyt sector model

describes the internal arrangement of a city in terms of transportation and communication

multiple nuclei model

argues that a city develops around several district nodes of different functional regions

galactic city model

developed in response to rising urban sprawl and normalization of cars for commuting

latin american model

based on urbanization of latin America

southeast asia model

not organized around CBD but water based trading ports

sub-saharan africa model

predicts internal structures in Africa

land use

assigned function of a given unit of urban land

zoning regulations

laws that dictate how land can be used

sustainability

use of resources necessary to create a livable urban society in a way that ensures the resources are available for future generations

smart growth policies

initiatives from urban planners that combat urban sprawl by emphasizing urban protection walkable distances with public transportation

mixed land use

creation of neighborhoods with diverse functions

greenbelts

circular area of agricultural land that surrounds a city and acts as a formal barrier between urban and rural areas

slow growth cities

urban areas that use zoning laws to slow rates of urban sprawl

redlining

banks marked high risk areas with red lines and refused to lend money to people wanting loans or to buy in those neighborhoods