U6: Cities/Urban Land Use
pattern of urban location in which the largest city in a country is more than twice the size of the next largest city
primate-city rule
migration due to war, conflict, or natural disaster...
forced migration
material objects shared by a cultural group, such as food and clothing, as well as language and other shared cultural practices
cultural traits
a narrow, strategic passageway to another place through which it is difficult to pass...usually crucial to the transport of natural resources, such as oil
choke point
domestication
the heart of a city, where the highest concentration of consumerism occurs, is referred to as this...
Central Business District (CBD)
according to the dependency ratio, a child is no longer in the dependent population once they reach this age...
15
this type of cultural diffusion occurs when the fundamental idea behind a cultural trait stimulates a new innovation in a different area (ex. McDonald's altering its menu around the world to fit the demographic)
stimulus diffusion
this term, similar to 'independence,' means a state has the right to govern itself and its people, without the approval of another state or superior organization
sovereignty
agricultural practice that involves cutting and burning forests to create fields for crops
slash-and-burn
this term refers to the rapid, unplanned, and uncontrolled outward growth of a city...
urban sprawl
metric that measures the amount of children a women is expected to have in her childbearing years...
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
a variation of a standard language distinguished by differences in pronunciation, speech pattern, word choice, and spelling
dialect
practice committed by government officials of manipulating voting districts in an effort to gain/maintain political power within a region/country
gerrymandering
term for a location, usually urban, where access to nutritious food is limited for the native population
food desert
term for informal housing areas known as slums, which often coincide with overcrowding and poverty
squatter settlements
the measure of the total numbers of farmers per unit of arable land
agricultural density
the understanding that differences in cultural practices/beliefs should not be criticized or deemed inferior when compared to another
cultural relativism
a state where ultimate power is concentrated in a central, national government, rather than shared with regional or state governments
unitary state
agricultural practice of putting minimal effort into a large plot of land, with an effort to sell the yield to make a profit
extensive commercial agriculture
There are 2 types of segregation within urban housing, the 1st being segregation brought on by government policy, and the 2nd being brought on from residential settlement patterns. Name them both...
1. de jure segregation
2. de facto segregation
the maximum population size an environment can sustain is called its...
carrying capacity
factors which can bring the people within a country together (ex. being a nation-state)
factors which can divide the people within a country (ex. 2 distinct languages)
1. centripetal forces
2. centrifugal forces
among the types of political boundaries, there are those drawn BEFORE human settlement occurs in that area and those drawn AFTER settlement...name both types
BEFORE: antecedent
AFTER: subsequent
draw the von Thünen model (100 pts for each correct ring)
center: central marketplace (CBD)
1st ring: intensive agriculture (ex. dairy)
2nd ring: forests
3rd ring: extensive agriculture (ex. grains)
4th ring: livestock/ranching