AP HUG Unit 6 review

all market areas are focused on a central settlement

the minimum number of people required to support a business

the maximum distance that people are willing to travel to gain access to a service

exists when similar business activities are found in a local cluster

towns and cities that were founded due to access to natural resources

people who settle on land that they don’t own

squatters that generally settle a new area overnight with a large number of families to avoid retributions from landowners and local police

the legal right or title to the land upon which they build their homes

zones of uniform housing that provide worker housing near job sites

the growth and spatial reorganization of contemporary city

the expansion of housing, transportation, and commercial development to undeveloped land on the urban periphery

the movement of inner-city or suburban residents to rural areas to escape the congestion, crime, pollution, and other negative aspects of the urban landscape

cities with origins as centers of colonial trade or administration are classified together

the ports that lay upstream on coastal rivers at the point where navigation was no longer possible by ocean-going ships

where a river’s tidal estuary transitions to an upland stream at the first set of river falls

places where immigrants make their way into a country

a port city in which goods are shipped in at one price and shipped out to other port locations at a higher price, resulting in profitable trade

more than 10 million people

the merging of the urbanized areas of two or more cities, generally through suburban growth and expansion

signifies a metropolitan area as a global center for finance, trade, and commerce

when the largest city in a country has at least twice the population of the country’s next largest city

a country’s second largest city is half the size of its largest city; the third-largest city is one-third the size of the largest city; and so on, such that the eighth largest city is one-eighth the size of the largest city

where no law requiring ethnic or racial segregation exists, yet they nonetheless remain zones of separation

When banks refuse to give loans or insurance for property based on race

means of racial discrimination through the real estate system

High value urban renewal that leads to the displacement of poorer residents

raise money by increasing property taxes

a process in which hazardous contaminants are removed or sealed off from former industrial sites

A ranking of settlements according to their size and economic functions

When estate agents convince white owners to sell their houses at a low price due to the fear that a poc will move in

Over 20 million

a rapidly growing suburban city that has developed its own unique identity

a settlement that exits outside of a suburban area but remains connected to the metropolitan area

a settlement that has its own economic district and is located on the outskirts of a city near a beltway or a major highway

the connection between places or regions (ex. transportation linkages which involve movement of goods and people)

focuses on creating inclusive economic development that offers equal opportunities to all residents

focuses on creating communities that provide education, healthcare services and social opportunities for all residents

when white residents migrate out of an urban area to a suburban area in larger numbers

the deterioration and decay of buildings in an urban area, usually being abandoned, stripped or vandalized

urban policies that seek to reduce urban sprawl and protect farmland surrounding the city

an area of land outside an urban area set aside for conservation or recreational purposes

building within an existing developed area on land that is unused