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APHG Unit 6 Vocab
Population movement within Dallas, Tx towards the city’s boundaries is _____________________.
A) Subburbanization
B) Squatter settlements
C) Gentrification
D) Counter urbanization
E) Urbanization
The gravity model when applied to urbanization reveals that _____________________.
A) The two cities with the most cultural connections will have the most interaction between them.
B) The two largest cities in a country will have the most interaction between them.
C) The two closest cities will have the most interaction between them.
D) The two cities with the most branch offices will have the most interaction between them.
E) The two cities with the most in common will have the most interaction between them.
A city with over 10 million people is a _______________.
A) Megalopolis
B) Primate city
C) Edge city
D) Megacity
E) Meta city
The rank-size rule states.......
A) The population of a city equals its rank in the urban hierarchy.
B) The population of a city is proportional to its rank in the urban hierarchy.
C) The population of a county equals its rank in the urban hierarchy.
D) The population of a town is inversely proportional to its rank in the urban hierarchy.
E) The population of a city is inversely proportional to its rank in the urban hierarchy.
An integrated economic and social unit with a large population nucleus is a...
A) Megalopolis.
B) Cooperative regional council of governments.
C) Metropolitan Statistical Area.
D) Micropolitan Statistical Areas.
E) Primate City.
Large cities are economic hubs with radiating connections for commerce according to _______________.
A) von Thunen’s Model.
B) Rostow’s Model of Development.
C) The Peripheral Model.
D) The Burgess Model.
E) Central Place Theory.
A conurbation is...
A) A large rural area formed by merging several cities.
B) A small urban area formed by merging rural areas.
C) A large urban area formed by merging several cities.
D) A large urban area formed by merging rural areas.
E) A small rural area formed by taking land from a nearby city.
Annexation is ____________________.
A) The process of removing underclass residents from inner city neighborhoods.
B) The process of an unincorporated area legally defining its boundaries.
C) The process of a city legally adding more land.
D) The process of establishing business parks in suburban communities.
E) The process of wealthy individuals settling into neighborhoods near the CBD.
A city with over 20 million people is a _______________.
A) Megalopolis
B) Edge city
C) Primate city
D) Mega city
E) Meta city
A road that runs a ring around the central part of a city is a _______________.
A) Shantyroad
B) Municipality
C) Favekas
D) Periferico
E) Conurbation
The maximum distance a person is willing to travel to frequent a service is called the _______________.
A) Threshold.
B) Economic distance.
C) Geographic marketing area.
D) Range.
E) Spatial shopping behavior.
Frisco is a residential area on the outskirts of Dallas, which makes it a ______________.
A) Shantytown
B) Suburb
C) Rural area
D) Bedroom area
E) Urban area
Race, ethnicity, and social class diversity are all part of one’s ____________________.
A) Social ranking
B) Social heterogeneity
C) Social homogeneity
D) Social standing
E) Socioeconomic rank
A city grows outward from a central location in a series of rings in the ______________.
A) von Thunen Model.
B) Sector Model.
C) Multiple Nuclei Model.
D) Concentric Zone Model.
E) Hoyt Model.
Livability means...
A) The area has great economic jobs.
B) The area is urban.
C) The area has a good quality of life.
D) The area is rural.
E) The area is a low economic slum community.
An urban settlement that has incorporated into an independent self-governing unit is a ________________.
A) City.
B) Micropolitan statistical area.
C) Metropolitan statistical area.
D) Metropolitan area.
E) Consolidated metropolitan statistical area.
Moving from New York city into rural Texas is called _______________ .
A) Counter-urbanization
B) Smart
C) Favelas
D) Rank size rule
E) Squatting
Mixed land use with high-density housing options located near light rail and subway stops is referred to as _________________ .
A) Down zoning.
B) Covenant communities.
C) Multi-modal development.
D) Urban renewal.
E) Transit-oriented development.
Grassy and forested land areas that are put between urban areas are ________________.
A) Primate cities.
B) A new inter-governmental agency.
C) Greenbelts.
D) Disamenity areas.
E) New developments.
A city with extended and connected cities is a ____________________.
A) Primate city.
B) Megalopolis.
C) Meta city.
D) Megacity.
E) Edge city.
Favelas in Brazil are..
A) Urban areas.
B) Uninhabited areas.
C) Formal settlements.
D) Informal settlements or slums.
E) Rural areas.
A city marked by extreme poverty and social problems such as Chicago is would be a ______________ .
A) Bedroom area.
B) Disamenity area.
C) Gentrified area.
D) New Urban design area.
E) Shantytown area.
Young single recent college graduates who move into distressed inner city neighborhoods and refurbish their new residences would be an example of _________________ .
A) Blockbusting.
B) Gentrification.
C) White flight.
D) Filtering.
E) Livability.
The most practical definition for an urban area is ________________.
A) The central city and the continuously developed areas.
B) The economic influence of the central city.
C) The central city and the land area inside the adjacent counties.
D) The central city and its surrounding suburbs.
E) The central city and its neighboring municipalities.
A model of urban structure with wedge-shaped sectors radiating from the central business district is ___________________________.
A) Cibyrbation Model
B) Concentric Zone Model
C) Gravity Model
D) Sector Model
E) Edge City Model
The minimum number of people needed to support a service or business is called the ________________.
A) Minimum population requirement.
B) Peak land value intersection.
C) Range.
D) Economic base of settlements.
E) Threshold.
The spread of an urban area into the surrounding rural areas without restrictions is ___________________________.
A) Sprawl.
B) Transit-oriented development.
C) The hub and spoke pattern.
D) The grid system.
E) New urbanism.
Edge cities _________________ .
A) Are busy with economic activity on the edge of large cities.
B) Are where land is most readily available.
C) Are in the high income sector.
D) Are in the zone of independent workers.
E) Are where land is least expensive.
A city or town with local government is a ____________________.
A) Meta city.
B) Primate city.
C) Edge city.
D) Megacity.
E) Municipality.
New urban design indicates.....
A) Approaches to urban planning to create walkable and environmentally sustainable communities.
B) Approaches to rural planning to create environmentally sustainable communities.
C) Approaches to rural planning to create walkable and environmentally sustainable communities.
D) Approaches to urban planning to create walkable and affordable communities.
E) Approaches to urban planning to create walkable communities.
Bedroom communities are...
A) Residential areas where people commute to work.
B) Residential areas where people work and commute home at night.
C) Residential areas where people live and commute to work.
D) Residential areas where urban revitalization is occurring.
E) Residential areas where people live.
The process of settlement formation, expansion, and change is called _________________.
A) Suburbanization.
B) City growth.
C) Post modern expansion.
D) Urbanization.
E) Rank-size rule.
A primate city is _________________.
A) When the largest city is located on the periphery.
B) The most important city in a country.
C) The largest city in a region of a country.
D) When the largest city in a country is twice the size of the next largest city.
E) When the largest city in an LDC has a primitive infrastructure.
Squatter settlements are _________________.
A) Temporary, inadequate, and illegal informal housing.
B) Permanent but inadequate poor housing.
C) Shanty housing.
D) Temporary shelter housing.
E) Temporary and inadequate housing.
An informal or makeshift housing such as homeless encampments is called a _________________.
A) Shantytown.
B) Periferico.
C) Favela.
D) Sprawltown.
E) Conurbation
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