The land use pattern of auto-dominated cities is best characterized by
What is sprawl
100
The identification of blighted urban neighborhoods and the subsequent removal of residents and demolition of deteriorated buildings with the construction of new buildings, highways, and other large construction projects is commonly known as
What is urban renewal
100
Edge cites typically develop in major metropolitan areas at the intersection of...
What is interstate highways
100
The elite residential section in the Latin American Model is located on either side of the main boulevard that leads to the _________.
What is the CBD
200
According to the classic bid-rent curve, what happens to the value of land as one gets closer to the Central Business District (CBD)?
What is land gets more expensive
200
What geographic advantages do mass transit systems such as subways and light rail have over automobiles?
What is use less land area in congested urban areas
200
In the United States and Canada, which areal unit best approximates a city neighborhood in size?
What is a census tract
200
Locational advantages important to the development of the earliest cities included productive ________ land and _______ sites.
What is agricultural land and defensible sites
200
Compare urban models for North American and European cities. What is the difference between where high- class residential neighborhoods area located?
What is Europe- near CBD. NA=Outskirts of metro area
300
Historically, the growth of North American suburbs was most constrained by
What is limited transportation
300
Suburban developments suffer from a lack of _________ and social ___________.
What is lack of diversity and social isolation
300
Today, the greatest number of urban dwellers is found in....
What is Asia
300
Most Latin American cities are focused on a...
What is central plaza
300
Today most of the United States and Canadian (eh?) population lives in...
What is metropolitan areas
400
Large cities develop many nodes around which different types of people and activities cluster. This describes which model?
What is Multiple Nuclei model
400
During the Industrial Revolution, the ______ was an economic pull.
What is the city
400
____________ is most closely associated with sustainable development?
What is ecotourism
400
the _________ model of city structure tends to be most applicable to newer, fast growing cities
What is the multiple nuclei model
400
The United States Census Bureau establishes ______ ______ ______ to determine the geographical extent of influence for an urban area.
What is Metropolitan Statistical Areas, or MSA's
500
Which environmental problem is linked to chlorofluorocarbons in spray cans, refrigerators, and plastic foam
What is ozone depletion
500
"World city, specialized producer service center, command and control center, dependent center" describes the proper hierarchy of cities where?
What is the United States?
500
High crime rates, increasing poverty rates, lack of adequate housing & sanitation facilities are major challenges confronting mega-cities in ________ _________ ________....
What is Least Developed Countries
500
"As a country’s economy industrializes, pollution will increase but as the population gets wealthier pollution will eventually decline." This best describes _________ ___________ related to development and pollution...
What is Kuznet's curve
500
Street patterns of _______ __________ cities resembled a chaotic haphazard layout...