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Urban Patterns - AP Human Geography, Chapter 13, Rubenstein

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show Legally adding land area to a city in the US  
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show An area delineated by the US Bureau of the Census for which statistics are published. In urban ares, they generally correspond to neighborhoods.  
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show The area of a city where retail and offices activities are clustered  
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show In the US, two or more core based statistical areas that are tied together by communicating patterns  
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show A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged in rings  
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Core based statistical area (CBSA)   show
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show A method of measuring the functional area of a city, including an urbanized area of 50,000+ inhabitants and surrounding areas  
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Micropolitan statistical area   show
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show An agency consisting of representatives from local governments in an area  
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Density gradient   show
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Edge city   show
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Filtering   show
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show An area in a developed country where healthy food is difficult to obtain  
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Gentrification   show
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Greenbelt   show
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show A continuous urban complex in the northeastern US, extending from north of Boston to south of D.C.  
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show A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged around a collection of nodes or activities  
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show A model of urban areas consisting of an inner city surrounded by large suburban residential and business areas tied together by a beltway/ring road. North American cities follow this model.  
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show In the US, a general term for all of the combined statistical areas, metropolitan statistical areas, and micropolitan statistical areas.  
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show Housing owned by the government. In the US, it is rented by low-income individuals with a maximum rate of 30% of the family's income  
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Redlining   show
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show A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged in a series of wedge-shaped sectors radiating from a central business district  
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show Legislation and regulations to limit suburban sprawl and protect famland  
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show Statistical analysis used to identify where people of similar lifestyles, living standards, and ethnic backgrounds live within an urban area  
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Squatter settlement   show
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show People in a society prevented from participating in the material benefits of a more developed society because of social and economic characteristics  
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Urban area   show
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Urban cluster   show
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show In the US, an urban area with at least 50,000 inhabitants  
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Zoning ordinances   show
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