Origins of Cities
This term is used to describe the place from which a city originated
Urban Hearth
This is the process by which cities and towns develop and grow
Urbanization
This process involves the movement of people from densely populated urban areas to less dense residential areas.
Suburbanization
This is a type of city where its continuous population exceeds 10 million
Megacity
The movement of people away from cities all together to more rural areas.
Counter-urbanization
This term describes the physical characteristics of an area that existed before any human settlement.
Site Features
This is made up of a city and its surrounding settlements, usually named after the largest city in the area.
Metropolitan Area
The rapid growth of suburban areas due to lack of city planning and population growth.
Suburban Sprawl
Cities of this type have major social and economic influence globally.
World City
The process of people moving back into an urban area from a suburban area
Reurbanization
The vast majority of early human settlement were built along this site feature.
Rivers
This is the factor of a population where a city grows through increased variety in the population.
Social Heterogeneity
This is the period in contemporary history when suburban development first started.
1950's-60's
DAILY DOUBLE: This is a connected structure of cities going into a continuous line to make effectively one massive urban area. The most famous example of this.
Megalopolis, Bos-Wash Corridor
This is a rapidly growing area with development of over 10% population per year. Does not contain a central urban area.
Boomburb