Unit 6 Vocab Core Copy

Front

Land permanently populated by humans

Back

Ecumene

Front

Central city plus land for commercial, industrial, or residential use

Back

Urban Area

Front

Farms and villages with low population density

Back

Rural Area

Front

Process of developing towns and cities

Back

Urbanization

Front

Residential areas near cities

Back

Suburb

Front

People moving from cities to outskirts

Back

Suburbanization

Front

Characteristics at the immediate location (absolute location)

Back

Site

Front

Location of a place relative to its surroundings and connectivity to other places

Back

Situation

Front

City with 50,000+ people, its county, and adjacent counties with strong social/economic ties.

Back

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Front

Urban cluster with 10,000-50,000 population

Back

Micropolitan Statistical Area