North American Urban Models
In which model is there more than one Central Business District?
Multiple Nuclei Model
What is the opposite of urban?
Rural
Who developed the Central Place Theory?
Walter Christaller
What invention caused cities to rapidly expand outward rather than upward?
Cars
What major construction projects were built to connect early suburbs with the city?
Highways
Which model features a zone of transition?
Concentric Zone Model
What term describes how far people are willing to travel for a particular good or service?
Range
How many cities or large centers are there in Central Place Theory?
One
What term describes streets lined with tall buildings that can intensify wind and prevent natural light from reaching the ground?
Urban canyon
When did suburbanization begin in the United States?
Following WWII
In which model do functions of the Central Business District appear in the suburbs?
Galactic Cities Model
If people think that the suburbs are too crowded but don’t want to be completely off the grid, they may want to move to one of these.
Exurb
What shape are the market areas around central places in Central Place Theory?
Hexagons
Why is urban wildlife problematic?
It can spread disease, be a nuisance, upset the ecological balance
What term describes a suburb that grows to the point that it develops its own economic core and can exist independently of the city that it borders?
Edge city
In which model is upper class housing disconnected from the Central Business District?
Concentric Zone Model
If a city needs to expand outward, they may do this to farmlands or natural areas.
Annex
Which of these is a high order good?: jeans, magazines, wedding dresses, makeup, ribeye steaks
Wedding dresses
What term describes a portion of a city that is warmer than the surrounding areas due to its high concentration of buildings?
Urban heat island
What term describes large, fast-growing suburbs with populations of more than 100,000?
Boomburb
In which model is industry and manufacturing not a contiguous zone?
Multiple Nuclei Model
Who is credited with designing the Southeast Asian Cities Model (last name)?
McGee
What term describes the size of the population necessary for a particular service to remain profitable?
Threshold
Approximately what percent of the world’s energy do cities consume?
80%
What famous subdivisions in Pennsylvania and New York, named after their developer, were prime examples of fast, homogenous suburban development?
Levittown subdivisions