Urban Models
Urban Theories
Vocab
Random Sauce
Vocab 2.0
100
Name the model and give an example of a city that follows that model.
What is the Concentric Zone Model or Burgess Model; ex: Chicago
100
the nth largest city in a given country will have 1/n of the population of the largest city in that country
What is the Rank-size rule?
100
An area of open land around a city where development is prohibited
What is a greenbelt?
100
Identify 3 different types of infrastructure
Transportation features (roads, bridges, parking lots, signs, etc.)
Buildings (Police stations, courthouses, and fire stations)
Distribution systems (water, gas, electricity)
Collection systems (sewage and garbage)
Open spaces (parks, town squares)
Entertainment venues (museums, theaters, sports facilities)
100
________________is the exact location of a city, you can find it on a map.
Ex. Natural Harbor
Site
200
Name the model and give an example of a city that follows that model.
What is the Hoyt Sector Model; ex: also Chicago (different view of Chicago then did Ernest Burgess)
200
is the largest city in its country or region, is disproportionately larger than any others in the urban hierarchy, and is the center of the political, economic, and social power of the country or region.
What is the Primate City Rule?
200
People renovating housing in low-income areas to increase the value - rising property values will eventually force the original low-income residents out
What is gentrification?
200
What is the difference between a mega- and meta-city?
Mega-10 million or more
Meta-20 million or more
200
______________________ of a city relates to its surrounding features, both human-made and natural.
Ex. Chicago is a major part of the U.S. infrastructure
Situation
300
Name the model and give an example of a city that follows that model.
What is the Multiple Nuclei Model; ex: Los Angeles
300
In the contemporary pattern of migration to cities in more developed countries, migrants are more likely to settle in
Suburbs
300
A former industrial or commercial site that people perceive to be contaminated environmentally
What is a brownfield?
300
when suburbanites move farther out into rural areas and work remotely
Exurbs
300
urban zones that lack food stores
food deserts
400
Name the model and give an example of a city that follows that model.
What is the Galactic City Model/Peripheral Model/Edge Cities Model; ex: Detroit
400
a model that predicts bilateral trade, migration, and other interaction flows based on the economic sizes and distance between two units (cities, states, countries, etc.)
What is the gravity model?
400
A relatively large urban area situated on the outskirts of a city, typically beside a major road
What is an edge city?
400
Describe the difference between qualitative and quantitative data and an example of each in an urban context.
Quantitative (numbers/countable; can be used to see population density)
Qualitative (opinion/perception/experience; can be used to gather feelings about the quality of a cities services)
400
a process of promoting growth and controlling change in land use
urban planning
500
Which of the following models of urban structure depicts a commercial spine bordered by an elite residential sector extending outward from the central business district?
Latin American Model
500
a geographical economic theory that refers to how the price and demand for real estate change as the distance from the central business district (CBD) increases. It states that different land users will compete with one another for land close to the city center.
What is the bid-rent theory?
500
As migrants from rural areas continue to move to cities for jobs, cities face a variety of economic and social challenges. Which of the following economic or social challenges is best illustrated by the photograph shown of Mumbai, India?
Squatter Settlements
500
IDENTIFY and DESCRIBE 1 WAY cities can negatively impact the environment and people within a city
Answers will vary
500
An urban design movement that promotes environmentally friendly habits by creating walkable neighborhoods containing a wide range of housing and job types
New Urbanism
600
Name the models respectively and what do they all have in common?
What is the Sub-Saharan, Latin American, and Southeast Asian City Models; They're all products of colonialism
600
Outlines the layout of cities and states that settlements function as central places to areas around them
What is Christaller's Central Place Theory?
600
cities that exert influence far beyond their national boundaries
World Cities
600
Describe the difference between the range and threshold of a good/service.
Range-how far someone is willing to travel for a good/service
Threshold-the minimum number of people, customers, or the business a good/service needs to be profitable.
600
The area surrounding a central place, for which it provides goods and services and from which it draws population
Market Area