GEOGRAPHY I
The 2 types of Clustered Rural Settlements
Circular & Linear
The maximum distance people are willing to travel to use a service
Range
When banks draw lines on a map to identify areas in which they will refuse to loan money
Redlining
The process of legally adding land to an area
Annexation
Reserved low-income households that must pay 30% of their income
Public Housing
It is among the oldest urban settlements from approximately the year 3000 B.C.
Ur which means fire
Term that means 'Great City' and is an overlapping of a metropolitan area
Megalopolis
This model says a city develops in a series of sectors, not rings
Sector Model
An urban settlement that has been legally incorporated into an independent, self- governing unit.
City
The cost of an acre of land in Tokyo
60 Million Dollars
The Acronym 'FIRE' stands for
Finance Insurance Real Estate
Another name for Back Offices
Business Process Outsourcing
These lack paved roads, telephones and sewers, and basically camp on land living in shacks
Squatter Settlements
These were given to 1st time home buyers without doing background checks
Subprime Mortgages
Rings of open space
Greenbelts
The area surrounding a service from which customers are attracted
Market Area or Hinterland
Comparing the distributions of characteristics and creating an overall picture of where people live
Social Area Analysis
Principle cause of the 2008 recession
Housing Market Collapse
This model says a city is a complex structure that includes more than one center around which activities revolve
Multiple Nuclei
Occurs when legislation limits sprawl and preserves farmland
Smart Growth
The 2 types of Suburban Segregation
1. Residential Segregation 2. Suburbanization of Business
The 3 types of retail services offered in a Central Business District
Retailers with a high threshold
Retailers with a high range
Retailers that serve downtown workers
The 4 main types of Consumer Services
Retail, Education, Health, Leisure
The 2 criticisms of the Models of Urban Structure
Too simple/ Outdated
Is a smaller urban area with a population between 5,000 and 10,000 people
Micropolitan Statistical Area