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AP HUG Unit 6 Vocab
Vocab words to study for the test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sprawl | Unrestricted growth of housing and development without urban planning |
| Urban Infill | The construction of new buildings in underutilized land lots within urban areas |
| Boomburbs | An outlying residential district of a city that is expanding rapidly. |
| Periphery Country | Tends to be less-developed countries that are economically poor |
| SemiPeriphery Country | Countries lower than core but higher than periphery |
| Mega city | A city with a population of over 10 million people |
| Meta city | A city with a population of over 20 million people |
| Edge Cities | A relatively large urban area situated on the outskirts of a city |
| Exurbs | Residential communities that extend past suburbs |
| Filtering (Urban development) | Process of subdivision of houses and occupany by successive waves of lower income |
| Global cities | Very influential outside their national boundaries |
| Central Place Theory | Used to explain distribution of cities across a region |
| Multiple Nuclei Model | More than one center |
| Concentric Zone Model | Model used to show that social groups |
| Galactic City Model | CBD are surrounded by smaller cities that often copy the functions of a CBD |
| Griffin Ford Model | CBD includes market and high quality jobs |
| Urban Hierarchy | A ranking of settlements according to their size and economic functions |
| Sector Model | Model used to show urban development that is based on sectors |
| Smart Growth Policies | Laws that are more sustainable friendly and focus on building environmentally friendlier developments |
| New Urbanism | Encourage local community development and sustainable growth (urban) |
| Greenbelts | A ring of land |
| Slow Growth Cities | Urban communities where the planners have put into placement growth initiatives to decrease the rate at which the city groups |
| Zoning Ordinances | A law that limits the permitted uses of land and maximum density of development in a community |
| Invasion and Succession | Process by which new groups to a city move to and dominate or take over areas or neighborhoods occupier by older groups |
| Suburbanization of Business | The movement of businesses to the suburbs to take advantage of a large labor force |
| Municipal | A city or town that has corporate status and local government at a low price |
| Blockbusting | A process by which real estate agents convince white people to sell their houses because persons of color will move in the area |
| Redlining | Racially discrimitory, illegal practice of devaluing homes in racially mixed neighborhoods |
| Gentrification | The process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of poorer residents |
| Zones of Abandonment | Areas that have been deserted in a city for economic or environmental reasons (Urban areas that do not have structures) |
| Brownfield | A property which has the presence or potential to be a hazardous waste, pollutant, or a contaminant |
| Urban Redevelopment | Nodal Cities |
| Suburbanization | People moving from cities to move to more residential areas, usually on the outskirts of the city |
| Urbanization | The process by which people live and are employed in a city |
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