Urban Models
A mosque is the center of this model
Islamic City
a metropolitan area with a total population of more than 10 million people
Megacity
The tallest peak in Asia is
Mt. Everest
The exact location of a city is called it's
Site
Major religion in India is
Hinduism
This North American model reflects a walking city set up in rings
Concentric Zone
a theory that explains the distribution of services; larger settlements are fewer and farther apart than smaller settlements and provide services for a larger number of people who are willing to travel farther
Central Place Theory
The Asian country with the highest population is
China
The things around a city like mountains or bodies of water refer to it's
Situation
The Ring of Fire is a circle of
Volcanoes
Favelas would be on the outskirts of this model
Latin American City
the minimum number of people needed to support a service
Threshold
The sand dunes in this desert are said to sing
Gobi
This invention added to people moving to the suburbs
automobile
Mt. Fuji is a sacred site to this religion
Shintoism
The port, instead of the CBD, is the focus of this model
Asian City
the maximum distance people are willing to travel to use a service
Range
Spices and silks were traded on the _______ _______ from 130 BCE-1453 CE
Silk Road
100- 1,000 people living in an area make it a
Village
The rehabilitation of deteriorated, often abandoned, housing of low-income inter-city residents
Gentrification
This model has a beltway
Galactic Peripheral Model
a city that ranks first in a nation in terms of population and economy
Primate City
The percent of world population that lives in Asia is
More than half
60%
0-100 people living in an area make it a
Hamlet
More than ________ of the world’s population lives in urban areas
50% or half