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ALL VOCAB IN UNIT 6 APHUG

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show The permanently inhabited portion of the Earth's surface  
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show Areas(cities) with high concentration of people  
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show Primarily residential areas near cities  
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Settlement   show
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Rural   show
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show The process of developing towns and cities  
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show An indicator of the portion of the population that lives in cities and towns compared to those that live in rural areas  
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show The process of people moving from cities to residential areas on the outskirts of cities  
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Reurbanization   show
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show The process of people moving from cities to rural areas and work remotely  
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Satellite City   show
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City-State   show
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show Where the largest cities first existed, generally associated with river valleys, seasonal floods, and fertile soil aided in the production of an agricultural surplus  
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show A collection of adjacent cities whose population density is high and continuous. They are some of the largest cities in the world  
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show Another way to define a city. Must have at least 50,000 people  
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Micropolitan Statistical Area   show
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Nodal Region   show
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show High in cities when compared to other places, containing a greater variety of people. Diversity in cultural interests, sexual orientation, languages spoken, professional pursuits, and other characteristics in present cities  
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show Shortening the amount of time between two places with the use of technology. Leads to more development in urban areas  
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Brochert's Model   show
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show Cities shaped by the distance people could walk. Earliest urban centers  
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Streetcar Suburbs   show
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show Interdependent set of cities within a region  
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show States that places that are larger and closer together will interact more and places that are smaller and farther interact less  
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show States that the rank of a city's population will predict the size of the city. This is determined by the largest cities population divided by the cities rank  
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show Any city in an urban area that is at least twice the size of the 2nd largest city  
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show Where people go to get food or services. Each settlement is centered around one central place, size of settlement would be evenly distributed across space  
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Market Area   show
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Hexagonal Hinterlands   show
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Threshold   show
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Range   show
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Megacities   show
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show Worlds largest cities; must have a population of 20,000,000+  
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show Cities that exert influence far beyond their national boundaries  
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show A chain of connected cities (does not need a core city)  
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show A megalopolis or a continuous, extended urban area, formed by growing together of formerly separate, expanding cities and their suburbs, with no rural land.  
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show The idea that regions or zones have specific and distinct purposes  
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Central Business District (CBD)   show
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Concentric Zone Model   show
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Burgess Model   show
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show Similar to Concentric Model, but instead of rings districts are wedges/sectors  
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show First ring surrounding CBD, It is industrial use mixed with low income and poor quality housing. Has the highest population density  
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show Geographers who created multiple nuclei model.  
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show Model suggests that functional zonations have multiple centers, or nodes  
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Peripheral Model   show
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show Model describing the spread of cities outward  
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Edge City   show
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show The model has two-part CBD consisting of a spine and a mall. Spine consists of theaters, restaurants, parks, and other amenities. And the secondary sector is the mall. The most developed areas and high quality housing are located near the CBD.  
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show Outer ring of Latin American cities  
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show Areas of poorly built housing  
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Favelas or Barrios   show
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Disamenity Zones   show
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show A model of African cities with 3 CBDs  
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Traditional CBD   show
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Colonial CBD   show
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show Thrives with curbsides, car-sides, and stall-based businesses that often hire people temporarily and do not follow regulations.  
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show Where small scale merchants congregate weekly or yearly, to sell their goods.  
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Informal Settlements   show
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Squatter Settlements   show
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show Dominant features of cities that include one or more tall and highly visible minarets  
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show Forts in islamic cities that are designed to protect the city with its barracks and soldiers  
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Suqs   show
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McGee Model/Southeast Asian City Model   show
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Zoning Ordinance   show
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show A process to promote growth and controlling change in land use  
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show Areas of cities that are devoted to where people live, rather than to commercial or industrial functions.  
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Residential Density Gradient   show
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FIltering   show
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show When one social or ethnic group gradually replaces another through filtering.  
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Gated Communities   show
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show Very successful large shops that offer a variety of products  
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Suburbanization of Business   show
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Municipal   show
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Municipality   show
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show The process of adding lang to a city's legally defined territory, generally requires voting  
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Incorporation   show
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show Communities with no real CBD within a larger metro area.  
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show When there is a problem in legal fragmentations. For example, there are disagreements about the development of roads. When certain elements of government are handled jointly, across numerous separate municipalities.  
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Special Districts   show
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show Regions that do not fall within the legal boundary of any city or municipality.  
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show Contiguous geographic regions that function as the building blocks of a census.  
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show Densely populated urban area, may be very small, consisting of a single block bounded by four streets. About 28 people per block  
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Social Area Analysis   show
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Inner City   show
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Underclass   show
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show A way of living that reflects a lack of income and accumulated wealth  
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Brownfields   show
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show The change in the use of a house from a single family home to rented units in a multi family dwelling and eventually to an abandoned building.  
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show The process in which banks refuse loans to those who want to purchase and improve properties in certain urban areas. This is usually used as racial discrimination.  
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show Renovating a site within a city by removing the existing landscape and rebuilding from the ground up  
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show Laws that allow the government to seize land for public use after paying owners market value for their property  
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show Wealthier residents moving into a neighborhood and making it unaffordable for existing residents, usually improves housing quality. Residents with fixed income crowd into housing that is available and affordable concentrates poverty within a small area.  
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Scattered Site   show
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show The condition of not having a permanent place to live.  
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Food Deserts   show
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show Racial segregation in housing occurs when people live in separate neighborhoods based on ethnicity or race.  
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show When people of one ethnic group based on their ethnicity or race, usually middle-class whites, would be scared into selling their homes at low prices, when they hear another usually African or Hispanic family, was moving into the neighborhood.  
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Ghettos   show
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show Where new residents can be close to religious institutions, stores that sell familiar goods, and friends and relatives who speak their language.  
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show Busses, subways, light rail, and trains operated by a government agency  
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Informal Economy   show
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Shadow Economy   show
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Urban Canyons   show
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Urban Heat Island   show
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Urban Wildlife   show
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Rush Hour   show
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Urban Sprawl   show
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Leapfrogging   show
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show Long-term viability  
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Greenbelts   show
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show A set of policies to preserve farmland and other open, undeveloped spaces near a city  
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show A movement of urban planning that emerged in the 1900s. Its goals are to reduce sprawling, increasing affordable housing(not happening) and creating vibrant, liveable neighborhoods.  
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Mixed-Use Neighborhoods   show
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show The process of building up underused land in a city.  
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Counter-urbanization/Deurbanization   show
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Exurbs   show
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