Unit 6 Review

The rapid spread of a city from its center is known as...

• New Urbanism

• Exurbanization

• Urban sprawl

• Urban infill

Identify this model with a traditional and a colonial CBD, an informal economy zone, and informal settlements along the periphery.

• African City Model

• Latin American City Model

• Concentric Zone Model

• Middle Eastern City Model

Which urban model would best describe a city that includes edge cities along its beltways?

• galactic city

• sector

• multiple city

• Griffen-Ford

Starting in the 1990's, a movement known as _________ began to feature mixed-use neighborhoods with businesses and residential properties, walkable areas and a variety of price ranges for homes.

• blockbusting

• gentrification

• leapfrogging

• new urbanism

Goals of new urbanism inlcude (3)..

• increase homogeneity

• increase affordable housing

• creating lively, vibrant neighborhoods

• reducing urban sprawl

Prosperous residential districts beyond the suburbs are known as...

• galactic cities

• exurbs

• suburbs

• inner cities

Blockbusting and redlining have contributed to... in American cities.

• gated communities

• racial segregation

• public transportation

• exurbanization

Real estate agents have encouraged (often) white families to sell their houses at a loss once a (often) black or latino family moves into the neighborhood in a process known as...

• redlining

• gentrification

• filtering

• blockbusting

Banks might consider giving loans to those who want to purchase and improve homes in a certain urban area too risky so they may refuse loans in certain districts. This practice is known as...

• redlining

• urban redevelopment

• gentrification

• eminent domain

New urbanism, smart growth and the construction of greenbelts are efforts to...

• combat or reduce urban sprawl

• industrialize LDC's

• encourage further urban sprawl