Untitled Flashcards Set

Flashcard #1
Term: Subburbanization
Definition: Population movement within Dallas, TX towards the city’s boundaries.

Flashcard #2
Term: Gravity Model of Urbanization
Definition: The two largest cities in a country will have the most interaction between them.

Flashcard #3
Term: Megacity
Definition: A city with over 10 million people.

Flashcard #4
Term: Rank-size Rule
Definition: The population of a city is proportional to its rank in the urban hierarchy.

Flashcard #5
Term: Metropolitan Statistical Area
Definition: An integrated economic and social unit with a large population nucleus.

Flashcard #6
Term: Central Place Theory
Definition: Large cities are economic hubs with radiating connections for commerce.

Flashcard #7
Term: Conurbation
Definition: A large urban area formed by merging several cities.

Flashcard #8
Term: Annexation
Definition: The process of a city legally adding more land.

Flashcard #9
Term: Meta city
Definition: A city with over 20 million people.

Flashcard #10
Term: Periferico
Definition: A road that runs a ring around the central part of a city.

Flashcard #11
Term: Range
Definition: The maximum distance a person is willing to travel to frequent a service.

Flashcard #12
Term: Suburb
Definition: A residential area on the outskirts of a city.

Flashcard #13
Term: Social Heterogeneity
Definition: Race, ethnicity, and social class diversity are all part of one’s social heterogeneity.

Flashcard #14
Term: Concentric Zone Model
Definition: A city grows outward from a central location in a series of rings.

Flashcard #15
Term: Livability
Definition: The area has a good quality of life.

Flashcard #16
Term: City
Definition: An urban settlement that has incorporated into an independent self-governing unit.

Flashcard #17
Term: Counter-Urbanization
Definition: Moving from a large city to a rural area.

Flashcard #18
Term: Transit-Oriented Development
Definition: Mixed land use with high-density housing near public transit.

Flashcard #19
Term: Greenbelts
Definition: Grassy and forested land areas that are put between urban areas.

Flashcard #20
Term: Megalopolis
Definition: A city with extended and connected cities.

Flashcard #21
Term: Favelas
Definition: Informal settlements or slums, often in urban areas of Brazil.

Flashcard #22
Term: Disamenity Area
Definition: A city marked by extreme poverty and social problems.

Flashcard #23
Term: Gentrification
Definition: When young single recent college graduates move into distressed inner city neighborhoods and refurbish them.

Flashcard #24
Term: Urban Area
Definition: The central city and continuously developed areas.

Flashcard #25
Term: Sector Model
Definition: A model of urban structure with wedge-shaped sectors radiating from the central business district.

Flashcard #26
Term: Threshold
Definition: The minimum number of people needed to support a service or business.

Flashcard #27
Term: Sprawl
Definition: The spread of an urban area into surrounding rural areas without restrictions.

Flashcard #28
Term: Edge City
Definition: Busy economic activity on the edge of large cities.

Flashcard #29
Term: Municipality
Definition: A city or town with local government.

Flashcard #30
Term: New Urban Design
Definition: Approaches to urban planning to create walkable and environmentally sustainable communities.

Flashcard #31
Term: Bedroom Communities
Definition: Residential areas where people commute to work.

Flashcard #32
Term: Urbanization
Definition: The process of settlement formation, expansion, and change.

Flashcard #33
Term: Primate City
Definition: The most important city in a country, often significantly larger than the second largest.

Flashcard #34
Term: Squatter Settlements
Definition: Temporary, inadequate, and illegal informal housing.

Flashcard #35
Term: Shantytown
Definition: An informal or makeshift housing such as homeless encampments.