Unit 6 Vocabulary

a geographical economic theory that refers to how the price and demand for real estate change as the distance from the central business district increases.

A process by which real estate agents convince white property owners to sell their houses at low prices because of fear that persons of color will soon move.

main area in a city that houses all of the big businesses.

an area delineated by the U.S. Bureau of the Census for which statistics are published.

in any given region there can only be one large central city, which is surrounded by a series of smaller cities, towns, and hamlets.

the strength of dominance of an urban center over its surrounding area.

the process by which one nation exercises near complete control over another country which they have settled and taken over.

the outermost zone of the concentric zone model.

a city that is described as a concentric zone model city will have a central business district which is surrounded by a series of rings with varying levels of development.

the process by which a significant portion of the population of an urban center starts to migrate away from the city to live in suburbs or rural areas.

the tendency of people or businesses and industry to locate outside the central city.

people are segregated into separate areas by fact rather than by law or policy.

a rural settlement pattern characterized by isolated farms rather than clustered villages.

an urban area with a large suburban residential and business area surrounding it.

concentrations of people from the same ethnicity in certain pockets of the city.

a neighborhood in which the people who live in there and share physical, mental, and cultural traits.

a household dominated by a woman.

a multi use redevelopment project that is built around a particular setting, often one with a historical association.

the process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle-class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that often displaces poorer residents.

a section of a city in which members of any minority group live because of social, legal, or economic pressure.

the increasing connection of economic, cultural, and political characteristics across the world.

a ring of land maintained as parks, agriculture, or other types of open space to limit the sprawl of an urban area.

intersecting lines of longitude and latitude that determine absolute location on a map.

differentiation of densities in different living areas.

areas along or near major transportation arteries that are devoted to the research, development and sale of high-technology products.

the outlying towns and small communities that rely on the central city for goods and services.

land used for both business and residential reasons

areas of extreme poverty in big cities

city/suburb that move/expand into outward land

community outside of a city

making suburbs outside of cities

use of resources without causing issues

not enough workers

cities expanding into periphery

ability/room to walk in a city