APHG Unit 6 Cities/Urban Land Use Patterns/Processes

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The formal act of acquiring something by conquest or occupation

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Annexation

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A rural settlement in which the houses and farm buildings of each family are situated close to each other and fields surround the settlement

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Clustered rural settlement

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Economic theory that refers to how the price and demand for real estate change as the distance from the central business district (CBD) increases.

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Bid Rent Curve

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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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Services that primarily meet the needs of other businesses, including professional, financial, and transportation services

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Business services

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Businesses that provide services primarily to individual consumers, including retail services and education, health, and leisure services

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Consumer services

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An area delineated by the US Bureau of the Census for which statistics are published; in urbanized areas

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Census Tract

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Extended urban area consisting of several towns merging with the suburbs of one or more cities

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Conurbation

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Area of a city where retail and office activities are clustered

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Central Business District (CBD)

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A cooperative agency consisting of representatives of local governments in a metropolitan area in the United States.

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Council of Government