Urban Revolutions
The first urban revolution began in this region.
What is Mesopotamia?
A settlement on the outskirts of a large city.
What is an exurb?
This model uses rings to describe urban land use.What is the Burgess
Concentric Zone Model?
Term for uncontrolled expansion of urban areas.
What is urban sprawl?What is urban sprawl?
A city that dominates the country in size and influence.
What is a primate city?
The process of population moving into cities.
What is urbanization?
A self-sufficient area with business and housing outside the central city.
What is an edge city?
This model includes multiple urban centers or "nuclei."
What is the Multiple Nuclei Model?
Term for suburbs that grow into urban centers.
What are boomburbs?
A pattern where the 2nd largest city is ½ the size of the 1st.
What is the rank-size rule?
A major influence of urbanization during the Industrial Revolution.
What is factory-based jobs or transportation?
Unplanned settlements on the edge of cities in LDCs.
What is a squatter settlement?
This model highlights urban sectors radiating from the CBD.What is the Hoyt Sector Model?
What is the Hoyt Sector Model?
Planning strategy to limit urban sprawl.
What is smart growth?
A city that serves as a major global economic node.
What is a world city?
Urbanization in the 20th century was heavily influenced by this.
What is globalization or automobile use?
Cities with over 10 million people.
What are megacities?
A model based on colonial legacy and spine development.
What is the Latin American City Model?
Communities that blend residential, commercial, and walkable design.
What is new urbanism or sustainable design?
The geographer who created Central Place Theory.
Who is Walter Christaller?
The urban revolution that focused on service-based economies.
What is the Third Urban Revolution
Cities with over 20 million people.
What are metacities?
Model that includes port zones and alien commercial zones.
What is the Southeast Asian Model?
Government rule that controls land use.
What is zoning?
According to Central Place Theory, smaller places offer these kinds of services.
What are low-order services?