AP Human Unit 6 Vocab Quiz

A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged around a collection of nodes of activities.

• Gravity Model

• Sector Model

• Multiple Nuclei Model

• Concentric Zone Model

A term no longer used to describe an urban area in the US with between 2,500 and 50,000 inhabitants.

• Megalopolis

• Urban Area

• Urbanized Area

• Urban Cluster

A rural settlement pattern characterized by isolated farms rather than clustered villages.

• Enclosure Movement

• Dispersed Rural Settlement

• Primate City Rule

• Sprawl

Any activity that fulfills a human want or need and returns money to those who provide it.

• Basic Business

• Periodic Market

• Settlement

• Service

A major center for the provision of services in the global economy.

• Central Place

• Edge City

• Primate City

• Global City

An increase in the percentage and in the number of people living in urban settlements.

• Urbanization

• Gentrification

• Annexation

• Settlement

An area where the population receives the same TV and radio station broadcasts and newspapers and consumes similar internet content.

• Global City

• Edge City

• Media Market Area

• Nonbasic Business

A business that provides services primarily to individual consumers, including retail services and education, health, and leisure services.

• Nonbasic Business

• Business Service

• Consumer Service

• Public Service

An approach to expanding urban areas in a manner that protects rural land for agriculture, recreation, and wildlife, by following ten development principles, including a mix of residential and commercial uses, a range of housing types, walkable neighborhoods, and compact design.

• Density Gradient

• Sprawl

• Gentrification

• Smart Growth

An urban settlement with a total population in excess of 20 million people.

• Global City

• Edge City

• Metacity

• Megalopolis