Unit 6 - chapter 15 & 16

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A metropolitan area

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A major city together with its suburbs and nearby cities, towns, and environs over which the major city exercises a commanding economic and social influence

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How did transportation influence Chicago's growth? -This can also apply to any other major cities.

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transportation allowed for materials to get to factories, for goods to get to markets, and for workers to access jobs.

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Why are peripheral and semi-peripheral countries seeing more rural-to-urban migration than core countries?

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As the population of a rural area grows, there are often fewer opportunities to make a living there, which pushes people to move away from the area.

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What is a basic industry?

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foundation of economic activity----> Big companies----Huge employer-----> Mining, agriculture, manufacturing.

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What is a secondary industry?

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1. industry that converts the raw materials provided by primary industry into commodities and products for the consumer; manufacturing industry------> example: car dealership and a car manucatury.

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What is urban sprawl?

Back

When urban areas expand unplanned and uncontrolled.

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What is an edge city?

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A city on the outskirts of an urban area.

- cheaper land

- near a beltway or major highway

-serves exurb and suburbs

• ex: Naperville, Aurora.

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What is a boomburb?

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A suburb that has grown rapidly into a large city with more than 100,000 residents.

"BOOM" - explosion of residents.

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what is an exurb?

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a district outside a city, especially a prosperous area beyond the suburbs.

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What is infill?

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Redevelopment that identifies and develops vacant parcels of land within previously built areas.