An urban settlement with a total population in excess of 10 million people.

• Megalopolis

• Sector Model

• Megacity

• Edge City

A model of North American urban areas consisting of an inner city surrounded by large suburban residential and business areas tied together by a beltway or ring road.

• Multiple nuclei Model

• Galactic (Peripheral) Model

• Sector model

• Concentric zone Model

A collection of individual vendors who come together to offer goods and services in a location on specified days is known as:

• Zoning Ordinance

• Periodic Market

• Consumer Service

• Public Service

Statistical analysis used to identify where people of similar living standards, ethnic background, and lifestyle live within an urban area is referred to as:

• Concentric Zone Model

• Social Area Analysis

• Sector Model

• Multiple Nuclei Model

A term to describe a central city in the US and its surrounding built-up suburbs.

• Urban Area

• Urban Cluster

• Suburb

• Edge City

A residential or commercial area situated within an urban area but outside the central city.

• Urbanized Area

• Suburb

• Sprawl

• Edge City

In the United States, two or more contiguous core based statistical areas tied together by commuting patterns.

• Urban cluster

• Edge city

• Urbanized area

• Combined Statistical Area (CSA)

A model that explains the distribution of services based on the fact that settlements serve as centers of market areas for services; larger settlements are fewer and farther apart than smaller settlements and provide services for a larger number of people who are willing to travel farther.

• Central Place Theory

• Rank-Size Rule

• Gravity Model

• Threshold Model

The process by which a city grows outward by adding new areas to its jurisdiction, often involving the conversion of rural land to urban use.

• Urban Sprawl

• Annexation

• Gentrification

• Zoning

A city that is the largest in its country or region, disproportionately larger than any others in the urban hierarchy.

• Primate City

• World City

• Megacity

• Metropolis