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AP HuG Unit 6 Flashcards digital binder

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site factors   The physical land/place that the civilization/settlement is built on. Ex.The River which helps with wildlife, minerals, and availability to water Deeper explanation--Site factors include landforms, climate, vegitation, availability of water, soil q  
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situation factors   The relation of the location to the features around it. Ex. The Rocky mountains being close to Tennessee Deeper explanation--If a place was close to resources or between two hills.  
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urbanization--changes in communication:   changes in communication: because people are closer together in urban areas they are likely to communicate with more people, the opposite can also occure because their are so many people in urban areas they are less likely to know everyone and cummunicate  
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urbanization-- changes in population growth   changes in population growth: urbanization attracts people to cities or towns and leads to population growth. Because of the original population growth the reproduction growth will also grow  
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urbanization--changes in migration   changes in migration: "migration from the countryside is fueling half the increase in population in urban settlements, even though job opportunities may not be available.". Urbanized areas attracted people which leads to migration in the area  
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urbanization--changes in economic development   changes in economic development: urbanization leads to stronger infrastructure which can lead to economic growth.  
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urbanization--changes in government policies   changes in government policies: urbanization can lead to strictor goverment policies, because of higher population.  
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suburbanization   The growth of cities on the outkirts of an urban city/town/area Ex.London, Toronto, San Francisco, Portland, Tokyo, Zürich, and Seoul.  
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suburbanization--changes in communication   changes in communication: When more people communicate on the outer parts of an area more people may want to migrate to that area  
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suburbanization--changes in population growth   Population growth can lead to suburabanization when people move to the outer parts of an area. If an area has many pull factors it can lead to people from other areas moving towards it, but only move to the outside because of the distance.  
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suburbanization--changes in migration   changes in migration: contribute to suburbanization because migration cause population growth and population growth can lead to urbanization.  
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suburbanization--changes in economic development   changes in economic development: contribute to suburbanization because the area needs to be stable and have a high enough carrying capacity to support the large population. High economic development can lead to both higher population and more urbanization  
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suburbanization-- changes in government policies   changes in government policies: changes in governmant policies can lead to suburbanization because more pull factors and less push factors in the government policies can cause more population growth.  
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megacity    
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metacity    
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periphery    
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semiperiphery    
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sprawl    
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decentralization    
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edge cities    
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exurbs    
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boomburgs    
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globalization   The expansion of bussineses, products, people and ideas Ex.? Deeper explanation--The expansion of economic, political, and cultural processes in areas that become globalized.  
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world cities   Most important city in terms of global political economy Ex. New York City, London, and Tokyo Deeper explanation--?  
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urban heirarchy    
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networks (linkages)    
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rank-size rule    
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primary city    
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gravity model    
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Christaller's central place theory    
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Burgess concentric-zone model    
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Hoyt sector model    
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Harris and Ullman multiple-nuclei model    
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galactic city model    
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Latin American city model    
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Southeast Asian city model    
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African city model    
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bid-rent theory    
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low-, medium-, and high-density housing (residential density gradient)    
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infilling    
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Answer this question: How do residential buildings and patterns of land use reflect and shape the city's culture, technolgoical capabilities, and cycles of development?    
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Infrastructure    
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In this space explain how the location adn quality of a city's infrastructure directly affects its spatial patterns of economic and social development.    
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sustainability    
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zoning (zoning ordinances)    
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mixed land use    
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walkability    
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transportation-oriented development    
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smart-growth    
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New Urbanism    
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greenbelts    
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slow-growth cities    
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sprawl    
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liveability    
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de facto segregation    
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In this space list positive effects of urban design initiatives and practices    
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In this space list negative effects of urban design initiatives and practices    
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qualatative data   Information/data based on opinion. Ex.Red is the best color Deeper explanation--be sure to address field studies and narratives in this section----------------------- It can include describtions, characterization, approximations, descriptions, based  
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quantatative data   Any data that uses number or satistices Ex. the population of the world is 7.753 billion in 2020 and is most likely will be 7.9 billion in 2022 Deeper explaation--Quantitive data is factual and can be proven  
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survey data   Data that is a result of a survey Ex. "types can include written questionnaires, face-to-face or telephone interviews, focus groups, and electronic (e-mail or website) surveys." 35% of the worlds population perfer the color blue, this is survey data b  
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housing discrimination    
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redlining    
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blockbusting    
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affordability (as it relates to cities)    
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access to services    
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environmental justice/injustice    
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disamenity zones/zones of abandonment    
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squatter settlements    
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inclusionary zoning    
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local food movements    
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food deserts    
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urban renewal (redevelopment)    
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gentrification    
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n this space describe how functional and geographic fragmentation of governments—the way government agencies and institutions are dispersed between state, county, city, and neighborhood levels—presents challenges in addressing urban issues.    
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suburban sprawl    
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sanitation    
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climate change    
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air and water quality    
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ecological footprint (of cities)    
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regional planning    
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brownfields    
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urban growth boundaries    
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farmland protection policies    
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