APHG Unit 6 Cities & Urban Land Use

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The central city and its surrounding suburbs is known as a

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Urban Area

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A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are spatially arranged in a series of rings.

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Concentric Zone Model

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A model showing a CBD that is divided into three groups/sections: a colonial CBD, a periodic and informal market place and a traditional business center. The neighborhoods in this model are often based on ethnic connections and the periphery of the city is composed of squatter settlements due to rapid industrialization. What is this model?

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De Blij Sub-Saharan City Model

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A ring of land maintained by parks, agriculture, or other types of open space to limit the sprawl of an urban area

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Greenbelt

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A model of the internal structure of cities, created by Harris and Ullman, in which social groups are arranged around in a collection of nodes of activities

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Multiple Nuclei Model

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A model of the internal structures of cities in which social groups are arranged around a series of sectors, or wedges, radiating out from the central business district.

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Sector Model

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The process of converting a neighborhood from a predominantly low-renter renter-occupied area to a predominantly middle-class owner-owned area

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Gentrification

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Which urban model best explains the spatial impact of automobiles and the construction of interstate highways on metropolitan areas in the United States? Options: concentric ring, peripheral/galactic city model, sector model, multiple nuclei model

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peripheral/galactic city model

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Which of the following settlement types is likely to use the largest percentage of land space for residents? Options: town, suburb, hamlet, physical city

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suburb

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Where are squatter settlements in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) cities usually located? Options: along major highways, on the outskirts of the urban area, in warehouse districts, adjacent to industrial areas

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on the outskirts of the urban area