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GEOG 1101 Ch. 10

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Question	Answer
Urban system	an interdependent set of urban settlements within a specified region.
World city	a city in which a disproportionate part of the world’s most important business is conducted.
Shock city	a city that is seen as the embodiment of surprising and disturbing changes in economic, social, and cultural life.
Primacy	a condition in which the population of the largest city in an urban system is disproportionately large in relation to the second- and third-largest cities.
Urban form	the physical structure and organization of cities.
Urbanism	the way of life, attitudes, values, and patterns of behavior fostered by urban settings.
Squatter settlements	residential developments that take place on land that is neither owned nor rented by its occupants.
Colonial city	a city that was deliberately established or developed as an administrative or commercial center by colonial or imperial powers.
Gateway city	a city that serves as a link between one country or region and others because of its physical situation.
Urban ecology	the social and demographic composition of city districts and neighborhoods.
Central place	a settlement in which certain products and services are available to consumers.
Central place Theory	a theory that seeks to explain the relative size and spacing of towns and cities as a function of people’s shopping behavior.

within	an interdependent set of urban settlements _____ a specified region.	1	1	true
World city	Answer: a city in which a disproportionate part of the world’s most important business is conducted.	2	0	false
changes	a city that is seen as the embodiment of surprising and disturbing _____ in economic, social, and cultural life.	3	1	true
cities	a condition in which the population of the largest city in an urban system is disproportionately large in relation to the second- and third-largest _____.	4	1	true
Urban form	Answer: the physical structure and organization of cities.	5	0	false
Urbanism	Answer: the way of life, attitudes, values, and patterns of behavior fostered by urban settings.	6	0	false
rented	residential developments that take place on land that is neither owned nor _____ by its occupants.	7	1	true
Colonial city	Answer: a city that was deliberately established or developed as an administrative or commercial center by colonial or imperial powers.	8	0	false
because	a city that serves as a link between one country or region and others _____ of its physical situation.	9	1	true
Urban ecology	Answer: the social and demographic composition of city districts and neighborhoods.	10	0	false
services	a settlement in which certain products and _____ are available to consumers.	11	1	true
function	a theory that seeks to explain the relative size and spacing of towns and cities as a _____ of people’s shopping behavior.	12	1	true