1
the permanently inhabited proportion of the Earth's surface (a variety of community types with a range of population density)
ecumene
the process of developing towns and cities
urbanization
area generally associated with the defensible sites and river valleys in which seasonal floods and fertile soils allowed for an Agricultural Surplus
urban hearth
cities of more than 10,000 inhabitants (but less than 50,000), the country in which they are located, and surrounding countries with a high degree of integration
micropolitan statistical area
communities that grew up a long rail lines, emerged, often creating a pinwheel shaped city
streetcar suburbs
areas (farms and villages) with low concentrations of people
rural
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
is Central City Plus land developed for commercial, industrial, or residential purpose, and includes the surrounding suburbs
urban area
note that this designation is really one in which a city; focal point in a matrix of connections
nodal region
the process of people moving, usually from cities, to residential areas on the outskirts of cities
suburbanization
areas (cities) with high concentrations of people
urban
describe the characteristic at the immediate location - for example physical features, climate, labor force, and human structures
site
a higher density area with territory inside officially recognized political boundaries
city
the population of cities, as compared to other areas, contains a greater variety of people
social heterogeneity
the rapid expansion of the spatial extent of a city
sprawl
permanently residential areas near cities
suburbs
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
the shrinking "time-distance", or relative distance between locations because of improved methods of transportation and communication
time-space compression
where developers purchase land and build communities beyond the periphery of the city's built area
leap-frog development
a place with a permanent human population
settlements
an urban center (the city) and its surrounding territory and agricultural villages
city-state
another way to identify a city consists of a city of at least 50,000 people, the country in which it is located, and adjacent countries that have a high degree of social and economical integration
metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
the earliest urban centers; cities shaped by the distances people could walk
pedestrian cities
are rapidly growing communities (over 10 percent per 10 years), have a total population of over 100,000 people, and are not the largest city in the metro area (or boomburgs)
boomburbs