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Unit 8
Term | Definition |
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City-State | An independently governed community consisting of a city and the surrounding lands, notably present in ancient Greece |
City | Densely-populated and highly-structured settlements that serve a variety of functions |
Urban | Characteristic of a city or town |
Rural | Areas of open land with few people, homes, and businesses |
Suburban | Outlying area or community around a city; residential area on the outskirts of a city |
Edge Cities | A new concentration of business in suburban areas due to urban sprawl |
Megalopolis | A large population concentration made up of several large and many smaller cities, such as the area between Boston and Washington, D.C. |
Gentrification | Renewal and rebuilding of downtown areas that originally housed low-income families but young urban professionals are now moving into |
Megacities | A great city that is made up of several large and small cities |
Urban Sprawl | Spreading of urban developments on undeveloped land near a city |
Urbanization | The relocation of people from rural areas to urban areas |
Latin American Cities Model | Urban model distinct from the rest of the world because it contains a spine of services that extend out from a central market, which usually contains a large cathedral |
Sector Model | Proposes that a city develops in sectors instead of rings; as a city grows, activities flourish and expand outward in wedges |
Concentric Zone Model | Shows the pattern of different types of urban activities, maintaining that different types of services and living conditions move outward in a circular pattern from the downtown area |
Multiple Nuclei Model | According to this model, a city contains more than one center around which activities revolve; different services cluster around different parts of the city |
Central Place Theory | Geographical theory that seeks to explain the number, size, and location of human settlements in an urban system |