(Blank)
areas with low concentrations of people
rural
the process of developing towns and cities
urbanization
meaning the population of cities contains a greater variety of people
social heterogeneity
areas with high concentrations of people
urban
the location of a place relative to its surroundings and its connectivity to other places
situation
a collection of adjacent cities economically connected, across which population density is high and continuous
metropolitan area/metro area
cities shaped by the distance people can walk
pedestrian cities
consists of at least 50,000 people, the county in which it is located, and adjacent counties that have a high degree of social and economic integrated with the urban core; (another way to define a city)
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
focal point in a matrix of connections
nodal region
defined as a central city plus land developed for commercial, industrial, or residential purposes, and includes surrounding suburbs
urban areas
an indicator of the proportion of the population that lives in cities and towns as compared to those that live in rural areas
percent urban
communities that grew up along rail lines
streetcar suburbs
the permanently inhabited portion of the earth’s surface
ecumene
consists of an urban center (the city) and its surrounding territory and agricultural villages
city-state
used to describe urban growth based on transportation technologies
area generally associated with defensible sites and river valleys in which seasonal floods and fertile spoils allowed for an agricultural surplus
urban hearth
a place with a permanent human population
settlement
a higher-density areas with territory inside officially recognized political boundaries
city
describes the characteristics at the immediate location
site
primarily residential areas near cities
suburbs
the shrinking "time-distance" or relative distance between locations
cities with more than 10,000 people and the county it lies in and surrounding counties with a high degree of integration
Micropolitan statistical area
exert influence far beyond their national boundaries
world cities (global cities)
ranking based on influence or population size
urban hierarchy
command centers on a regional and occasionally national level
nodal cities