Unit 6 Vocab
What is situation
Theory explains how the price and demand for real estate change as the distance from the central business district increases
What is Bid-Rent Theory
Areas refer to different types of geographical regions defined by their population density, land use, and economic activities . One characterized by higher population density and vast human-made structures, such as cities and towns, which support diverse services and industries. In contrast, the other areas have lower population density, more open space, and are often associated with agriculture or natural landscapes, playing a significant role in resource provision and the economy
What is the difference between urban and rural areas
1 well written sentence to state a clean concise specific answer
What is identify
Mesopotamia (Fertile Crescent), Nile River Valley, Indus River Valley, Southeast Asia (Hang He/Wei Valley), Mesoamerica, Peru
What are the 6 urban hearths?
The increased world wide interconnection of countries, businesses, economies and trade
What is globalization
A mathematical formula used to predict the interaction between two locations based on their size and distance from each other
What is the Gravity Model ?
One is the physical characteristics and the other is the relative location
What is Site vs. Situation
To give the precise meaning or basic qualities of something
2 sentences. First clear definition & second provide a concrete, real world example to strengthen definition
What is define?
Central Place Theory, Site vs. Situation, 2 Urban Settlement Theories, Rural vs. Urban Settlements are used to explain this.
What is the development of cities?
A classification system that ranks cities based on their size, importance and functions within a region or country.
What is urban hierarchy?
Geographical theory that explains the size, number, and distribution of human settlements in a hierarchical manner.
What is Central Place Theory
One is the rapid, low-density, car-dependent expansion of urban areas into rural landscapes, destroying farmland and natural habitats.
Conversely, the other plans strategies like zoning restrictions and urban growth boundaries designed to promote higher-density, mixed-use development, preserving rural land and reducing sprawl
What is the difference between urban sprawl and smart growth policies?
Provide a representation in words
4 sentences. First, sentence explain concept. 2-3 sentences noting the attributes or characteristics of a place, idea or person supporting that concept
What is Describe?
Both of these are often characterized by high levels of population density, diversity, and economic activity. They can also be vulnerable to environmental, social, and economic challenges, such as pollution, inequality, and the negative impacts of globalization.
What are Mega & meta cities
The downtown heart of a city characterized by a high concentration of commercial, office, retail, and cultural activities. It is the most accessible, high-density, and expensive area, typically featuring skyscrapers and serving as the focal point for transportation networks
What is the Central Business District (CBD)
States that in a developed urban system, the nth n raised to the t h power largest city is 1n1 over n end-fraction the size of the largest city (example: 2nd largest is 12one-half the size of the 1st). It indicates a hierarchical distribution of wealth, services, and population, often found in developed countries like the U.S
What is The Rank-Size Rule
One is the population concentration from rural to urban areas, driving city growth and development. The other is the reverse process: net migration from urban to rural areas, often driven by desires for a better lifestyle, lower costs, or more space, leading to rural population growth
What is Urbanization v. counter Urbanization
To give an account or add details
3-5 sentences. Offer reasons or examples to make an idea plainly understood
make your claim 1-2 sentences Why/How/Because 2-3 sentences
What is explain?
A principle stating that the population of a city is inversely proportional to its rank in the urban hierarchy, where the second-largest city is approximately half the size of the largest city.
It is important to note this is a general trend and may not hold true in all cases.
What is the rank-size rule?
The change in population density, or the number of houses per unit of land, as you move outward from the center of a city (CBD) toward the periphery
What is Density gradient
The classification of cities based on their size and importance. At the bottom of the hierarchy are the smallest settlements, such as hamlets and villages. Above these are towns, which are typically larger than hamlets and villages with more developed infrastructure and a larger population. Cities are even larger and more developed, with a population of at least 100,000 and a more diverse range of industries and occupations.
What is urban hierarchy theory
One classifications are defined strictly by size, having a population of over 10 million people ex. Delhi, Tokyo The others are defined by their high-level economic, political, and cultural influence on the global scale, such as London or New York
What is the difference megacities and world cities
To offer a considered review
3-5 sentences
Give factors, definitions, descriptions, explanations examples of something etc
What is Discuss?
_____________of different sizes can play important roles in regional, national, and global economies and societies. They are important centers of economic, social, and cultural activity, and can provide a range of benefits to their residents and to the wider region or country in which they are located.
What is a city?