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APHG Unit 6 Vocab

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Annexation   show
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Bedroom Communities   show
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show a theory that explains why cities are located where they are. Large cities are economic hubs with radiating connections for commerce  
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show an independent self-governing area; A large, densely populated permanent human settlement with a higher population than rural areas  
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Concentric Zone Model   show
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show the movement of people from urban to rural areas  
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show an extended urban area, typically formed by merging several cities or towns  
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show a city marked by extreme poverty and social problems  
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Edge Cities   show
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show informal settlements or slums in Brazil  
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show the displacement of lower-income residents by higher-income residents as a neighborhood area improves  
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Gravity Model   show
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show a grassy, forested, or agricultural land separating urban areas  
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Livability   show
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Megacities   show
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Meta cities   show
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show a vast, extended city or a chain of closely connected cities  
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Metropolitan Statistical Area   show
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show a city or town with its local government  
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New Urban Design   show
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show a ring road around the central area of a city  
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show the largest city in the country, often much larger than the second-largest city. Dominates the country’s economic, political, and cultural life  
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show the maximum distance people are willing to travel for a service  
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Rank-size Rule   show
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show a model of urban structure with wedge-shaped sectors radiating from the central business district  
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show informal, makeshift housing areas typically found in developing countries  
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Social Hetrogeneity   show
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show the spread of an urban area into the surrounding countryside without boundary restriction  
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Squatter Settlements   show
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show residential areas on the outskirts of a city or town  
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show the population movement from within towns and cities to the city's outskirts  
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Threshold   show
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Transit-oriented Development   show
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show any US self-governing area with 50,000 or more people; central city and its suburbs  
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Urbanization   show
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