Unit Five Vocabulary: Urban Geography

Apart, away, or not

• re-

• dis-

Again or back

• re-

• dis-

Match the definition with the term.

• Renewal

• Things people need or want, like healthcare and education

• Subsidy

• Money given to help pay for something important, like housing or food.

• Services

• To look at something carefully and decide its value or quality.

• Assess

• Force someone or something to move out of their place

• Displace

• Making something old new again

Match the definition with the term.

• Rent

• Owned by the government and available to everyone

• Mortgage

• A loan to buy a house, paid back with monthly payments

• Property Value

• How much a house or land is worth

• Public

• Owned by an individual or company, not the government

• Private

• Paying someone to live in their house or apartment

Engineers​ (a)   the risk of flooding in areas close to rivers, like New Orleans, before building new structures.

• assess
• displace
• renewal
• services
• subsidy

Urban planners​ (a)   the sustainability of new developments by looking at factors such as population growth, infrastructure, and environmental impact.

• displace
• renewal
• services
• subsidy
• assess

Natural disasters like earthquakes can ​ (a)   people from their homes, forcing them to move to shelters or other areas..

• displace
• renewal
• services
• subsidy
• assess

War in Syria has​ (a)   millions of people, forcing many to flee the country and seek refuge in neighboring nations like Turkey and Jordan.

• renewal
• services
• subsidy
• assessed
• displaced

Urban​ (a)   in cities like Detroit often involves repurposing old factories into new businesses and housing to revitalize the economy.

• renewal
• services
• subsidy
• assess
• displace

Your health can improve with the​ (a)   of good habits like eating better and exercising regularly.

• services
• subsidy
• assess
• displace
• renewal