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Site: The physical characteristics of a place, including terrain, soil, and climate.
Situation: The location of a place relative to other places and its accessibility to resources.
City: A large and permanent human settlement that typically has a dense population and significant infrastructure.
Central City: The urban core of a metropolitan area where the population and economic activities are concentrated.
MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area): A geographical region with a high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area.
Forward Capitals: A capital city that has been relocated to encourage development in a particular area.
Urbanization: The process by which rural areas become urbanized as a result of population movement and growth of cities.
Megacity: A city with a population of over 10 million people.
Metacity: An urban area with over 20 million inhabitants.
Urban Sprawl: The uncontrolled expansion of urban areas into the surrounding rural land.
Suburbanization: The process by which people move from urban areas to residential areas on the outskirts of the city.
Boomburbs: Rapidly growing suburban areas that have emerged as cities in their own right.
Edge Cities: Suburban developments that serve as significant economic centers outside of the urban core.
Exurbs: Areas beyond the suburbs where wealthier individuals reside and often commute to the city for work.
World City: A city that holds significant influence on global affairs due to its economic, political, and cultural power.
Megalopolis: A large network of metropolitan areas that are interconnected and function as a single urban region.
Primate City: A city that is disproportionately larger than the next largest city in a country, serving as the economic and cultural hub.
Rank-Size Rule: A principle that states the population of a city will be inversely proportional to its rank in town size; the second largest city will be half the population of the largest city.
Gravity Model: A model used in urban geography to predict the interaction between two cities based on their sizes and distance from each other.
Threshold: The minimum market size needed for a business to maintain operations.
Range: The maximum distance consumers are willing to travel to purchase a good or service.
Christaller’s Central Place Theory: A theory that explains the size and distribution of human settlements and their relationship to each other based on the provision of goods and services.
Central Business District (CBD): The commercial and business center of a city, characterized by high land values and density of shops, offices, and institutions.