Unit 5 Vocab Flashcard Review

Front

What is the process of growth and development of cities?

Back

Urbanization

Front

What is the process of moving from core urban areas to the suburbs?

Back

Suburbanization

Front

What is a prosperous residence that is outside of a suburban area?

Back

Exurb

Front

What is an abandoned land that has been left polluted by last occupants?

Back

Brownfields

Front

What is it when banks refuse loans to urban areas deemed too risky, often inhabited by minorities?

Back

Redlining

Front

What is it when one ethnic group sells their houses at a cheaper rate out of fear that another ethnic group moves in?

Back

Blockbusting

Front

What is the renewal of lower-income neighborhoods into middle- or higher-income neighborhoods?

Back

Gentrification

Front

What is used to explain how cities develop? Options: Gentrification, Gerrymandering, Urban Land Use Model, Blockbusting

Back

Urban Land Use Model

Front

What is the area that is the commercial hearth of an urban city? Options: Down Town, City Center, Central Business District, McDonalds

Back

Central Business District

Front

What is a city that has 10 million or more inhabitants? Options: Metropolis, Megalopolis, Megacity, Megablocks

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Megacity