APHG Unit 6 - Cities and Urban Land Use Patterns and Processes

The spread of cities and towns into nearby rural areas, leading to more houses, roads, and buildings being built further away from the city center.

• Urban Expansion

• Suburban Sprawl

• Rural Development

• Metropolitan Growth

A model that describes the layout of many cities in Sub-Saharan Africa

• African City Model

• Urban Sprawl Theory

• Central Place Theory

• Concentric Zone Model

The minimum amount of people needed to support a good or service.

• Threshold

• Minimum Support

• Consumer Base

• Market Demand

A city model that shows a city with a wealthy center, commercial areas, and poorer outskirts. Wealthier areas are near the outskirts, and poor areas are on the edges in slums.

• Latin America City Model

• Concentric Zone Model

• Sector Model

• Multiple Nuclei Model

Segregation that occurs naturally in society, not by law but by social practices, choices, or economic factors. (housing patterns, income inequality, private discrimination)

• De Facto Segregation

• De Jure Segregation

• Institutional Segregation

• Systemic Segregation

Regulations that determine how land in specific geographic areas can be used, such as residential, commercial, or industrial.

• Zoning Practices

• Land Use Planning

• Urban Development

• Property Management

The illegal practice of persuading homeowners to sell their property at a lower price by creating fear that racial or ethnic minorities will soon move into the neighborhood, leading to a decline in property values.

• Blockbusting

• Redlining

• Gentrification

• White Flight

A model of urban structure where a central city is surrounded by a network of suburban areas connected by highways and transit routes.

• Galactic City Model

• Sector Model

• Multiple Nuclei Model

• Concentric Zone Model

A very large city, typically with a population of over 10 million people.

• Metropolis

• Megacity

• Urban Center

• City-State

The discriminatory practice where banks and insurers refuse or limit services to certain neighborhoods, often based on racial or ethnic composition, leading to disinvestment in those areas.

• Redlining

• Gentrification

• Segregation

• Urban Renewal