Urbanization
This settlement is between 1,000 and 20,000. There is a post office and some specialized services
Town
How does an area begin to be gentrified?
Money coming into urban areas, flipping of houses, beautification of stores or higher class stores
Is there a food desert in Rochester, MN.
No
Where did people get the name Gerrymandering
This number is needed for a presidential nominee to win the election
270
What is the new name for a city that reaches 500,000 people
metropolis or metropolitan area
What are the three aspects that is needed to understand the background of gentrification
historic conditions (history/history of the area), investment and policy decisions, and community impacts
What two methods can lead to change in a food desert (in the notes)
using geography and city planning
Is Gerrymandering legal or illegal
illegal
Clinton won the popular vote over Trump when she ran for president, so why isn't she president?
Trump won more of the electoral college votes
Cities will have large sizes, high densities, and social heterogeneity
Diversity
When gentrification begins, what begins to happen in the neighborhoods. Specifically, when new people (from a "safe" neighborhood) are moving into a home in an "unsafe" area
rise in 911 calls, crime rates rise, 311 calls etc.
What is the socioeconomic status of someone who lives in a food desert
What is the main characteristic of a wasted vote
In the election of 1800 and 1825, the electoral votes were equal. Who then decided both of those presidencies
House of Representatives
This place will have a gas station, but all specialized goods or facilities will be outside of this settlement
Village
What are two of the three ways displacement will affect a community?
Lack of education, adverse health effects, and sense of abandonment in ones own neighborhood
Why is there a criteria for a food desert stating: Distance to the nearest supermarket is 1/4th mile away
The maximum walking distance of somebody with groceries
What is the main characteristic of an excess vote
concentrates opposition supporters into a few districts
Say Mr. Merrigan is running for president and he wins the popular vote in Minnesota, but our electoral college vote goes to his opposition instead. What is the term for this
Faithless Elector
Areas are considered rural if the population is less than ________ people per square mile
1000
Name the three governmental and societal programs that lead to discrimination of minority groups
Redlining, White Flight, and the G.I. Bill
What did mari Gallagher create to improve a community
Community garden
what is the main characteristic of a stacked vote
links distant areas of like minded voters through oddly shaped boundaries
What is the difference between a representative democracy and direct democracy
representative is we the people elect politicians to make laws. Direct is the people would have a direct vote and say in laws removing congress and the senate