Urban Geography Flashcards

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World City

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A city that exerts its influence far beyond its natural boundaries

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Edge City

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A concentration of residential and economic activity located in the suburbs

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Primate City

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A city more than twice as large as the next largest city in the country

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Metacity

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A city with 20 million inhabitants

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Megacity

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A city with 10 million inhabitants

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Central Place Theory

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Explains where things are in a city such as businesses

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Range in Central Place Theory

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Refers to how far people are willing to travel for a service

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Threshold in Central Place Theory

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Refers to the size of the population necessary to sustain any service

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Difference between site and situation

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Site is the physical characteristics of a place; situation is the relative location

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Example of site

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Land features