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Unit 6 Vocab Part 1

6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.7

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Site The place where the settlement is located.
Situation Describes where the settlement is in relation to other settlements and features of the surrounding area.
Urbanization The movement of people from rural areas to cities.
Periphery The lesser developed part of a town or region, that is usually located at the edge of the cities/regions and far away from the developed, more "sophisticated" and often beautiful city/regional center.
Semi-Periphery Part of a city that shares characteristics of main city and periphery.
Urban Sprawl Tendency of cities to grow outward in an unchecked manner.
Urban Decentralization To move business operations from core city areas into outlying areas such as suburbs.
Boomburgs A suburb that has grown rapidly into a large and sprawling city with more than 100,000 residents.
Edge City A concentration of business, shopping and entertainment that developed in the suburbs, outside of a city’s traditional downtown or central business district.
Exurbs A semi-rural district located beyond the suburbs that is often inhabited by “well-to-do” families.
Megacity A city with 10 million inhabitants or more.
Metacity A city with 20 million inhabitants or more.
Suburbanization Movement of people from urban core areas to the surrounding outskirts of a city.
World Cities (Global city) a city that is a control center of the global economy, in which major decisions are made about the world’s commercial networks and financial markets.
Urban Hierarchy A ranking of settlements (hamlet, village, town, city, metropolis) according to their size and economic functions.
Infrastructure The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.
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