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100

This model mainly focuses on wedged sectors around a center circle.

What is Hoyt Sector Model?

100

What is a world city?

A city that plays a big role in the economy

100

the name of the residential area located on the edges of a city 

what is suburbs?

100

The physical features of the city’s area

What is Site?

100

This term describes a measure of how pedestrian-friendly an urban area is.

 What is Walkability?

200

This circular model has a central business district surrounded by residential homes. Other, much smaller sectors, such as shopping malls and factories, are scattered around the model.

What is Galactic City Model?

200

What is globalization?

The spread of pop culture throughout the world.

200

The change and growth from a rural area to an urban area 

What is urbanization?

200

 The general area and the effect it has on the economy, growth factors, function, etc.

What is Situation?

200

This planning approach avoids urban sprawl and focuses on long-term sustainability

What is smart growth policies? 

300

The spatial model is based around rings. (Hint: the center is a business district)

What is concentric zone model?

300

What is a Primate City?

The largest city in a country (usually the capital)

300

a large city with over 20 million people, found in the periphery and semi-periphery

what is meta-city?

300

The Focus of the economy and businesses in the residential area surrounding a city.

What is Edge City?

300

 This area of natural land restrict building to curb outward urban expansion.

What is a Green Belt?

400

Multiple irregular and organically shaped sectors all surround a central business district. (There is no symmetry.)

hat is Multiple Nuclei model?

400

What is Urban sustainability?

 A city that is developed to sustain the present and future.

400

a large city with over 10 million people, found in the periphery and semi-periphery

what is megacity?

400

A housing discriminatory practice that prevents minority groups from entering white neighborhoods. Those affected usually don't have access to higher wages and job opportunities.

What is Red-lining?

400

This policy aims to create walkable neighborhoods with a mix of commercial and residential areas.

What is New Urbanism?

500

The City model is hard to formulate because of the past European colonial imprint. (Hint: The model is surrounded by squatter settlements)

What is Sub-Saharan African City Model?

500

 What is Sustainable Development?

The act of only focusing on the present needs and not considering the future.

500

the residential area past the suburbs usually in rural area.

what is exurb?

500

Areas that have a lack of work, decreasing housing prices, and many push factors causing residents to leave.

What are Zones of Abandonment?

500

This type of development centers around or near public transportation, often featuring mixed-use spaces.

What is transportation-oriented development?