AP Human Geography - APHG - Unit 6.10 & 6.11

redlining were identified in what type of areas?

• predominantly in black neighborhoods

• high socioeconomic neighborhoods

• white neighborhoods

• lower socioeconomic neighborhoods

Definition of Blockbusting

• a practice in which realtors persuade white homeowners in a neighborhood to sell their homes by convincing them that the neighborhood is in decline due to black families moving in

• this is the practice of identifying “high risk neighborhoods” on a city map and refusing to lend money to people who want to buy property in those neighborhoods

• the maximum price a buyer can afford to pay for a house or apartment

• old, inner-city buildings are purchased at low prices and renovated for people with higher incomes

Definition of Gentrification

• a practice in which realtors persuade white homeowners in a neighborhood to sell their homes by convincing them that the neighborhood is in decline due to black families moving in

• this is the practice of identifying “high risk neighborhoods” on a city map and refusing to lend money to people who want to buy property in those neighborhoods

• the maximum price a buyer can afford to pay for a house or apartment

• old, inner-city buildings are purchased at low prices and renovated for people with higher incomes

Who moves into the gentrified areas?

• young professionals or older couples whose children have moved out

• higher class people

• white people

• black people

violent crime

• occurs when certain groups carry a larger share of environmental risks and hazards than groups who have the power to influence decisions about the environment

• areas inhabited by low-income people of color are targeted for environmental contamination

• a category of crime that includes murder, rape, robbery, an aggravated assault

• an area of degraded, seemingly temporary, inadequate, and often illegal housing

What is true about violent crime?

• It has declined sharply over the past two decades

• it does not exist

• It has increased sharply over the past two decades

• it is only caused by the higher socioeconomic class.

environmental injustice

• occurs when certain groups carry a larger share of environmental risks and hazards than groups who have the power to influence decisions about the environment

• areas inhabited by low-income people of color are targeted for environmental contamination

• a category of crime that includes murder, rape, robbery, an aggravated assault

• an area of degraded, seemingly temporary, inadequate, and often illegal housing

Who are the victims of environmental injustice?

• high class immigrants

• poor or recent immigrants

• black immigrants

• white immigrants

the highest polluting facilities in the country are disproportionately located near communities of color

• True

• False

environmental racism

• occurs when certain groups carry a larger share of environmental risks and hazards than groups who have the power to influence decisions about the environment

• areas inhabited by low-income people of color are targeted for environmental contamination

• a category of crime that includes murder, rape, robbery, an aggravated assault

• an area of degraded, seemingly temporary, inadequate, and often illegal housing