Unit 6 Summative Practice

A metropolitan area is a city and its surrounding suburbs

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An Edge City is a type of community located on the outskirts of a larger city with commercial centers with office space, retail complexes, and other amenities typical of an urban center

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A Boomburb is a typically fast-growing community outside of or on the edge of a metropolitan area where the residents and community are closely connected to the central city and suburbs

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Explanation of size of cities within a country; states that the second largest city will be one-half the size of the largest, the third largest will be one-third the size of the largest, and so on is called rank-size rule

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A primate city is the largest city in a country, which far exceeds the next city in population size and importance

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The Bid Rent Theory is a theory used to describe the spatial relationship between cities and their surrounding communities

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Threshold is the distance that someone is willing to travel for a good or service

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A megacity is a city with a population of more than 10 million

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A metacity is a city with a population of more than 10 million

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Disamenity Zone is a high-poverty urban area in a disadvantaged location containing steep slopes, flood-prone ground, rail lines, landfills, or industry

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