the location of a place relative to other locations

Tokyo, Mumbai, Shanghai, Mexico City are all examples of very large cities that consist of more than 10 million or more people

Rapidly growing suburban cities, that even as they grow, remain essentially suburban in character. An urban phenomenon that emerged in the last 20 years.

The movement of people back into an area that has been previously abandoned, or when people move back into inner city areas where populations have previously declined, due to various issues.

identify the model

identify the model

Identify the city model

activities that fulfill a want or a need, and return money to those who provide it

a permanent collection of buildings and inhabitants. The first ___________ were located in river valleys and became cultural hearths

___________________ businesses are typically consumer services whose customers live in the area.

_______ are usually walled settlements that are surrounded by the lands under their control. Singapore is a RLE.

Haircuts, manicures, healthcare, maintenance, etc. are all examples of services that make up this economic sector

Describes one way in which the sizes of cities within a region may develop. It states that nth largest city in any region will be 1/n the size of the city. Canada, Australia, India, and the United States all demonstrate this rule

States that places that are larger and closer together will have a greater interaction than places that are smaller and farther away from each other. Used to predict flow of workers, shoppers, mail, migrants or nearly any other flow between cities.

If the largest city in an urban system is more than twice as large as the next largest city. It is usually a social, political, or economic hub. London and Mexico City are RLE

The distance people will travel to obtain specific goods or services.

Often located near the physical center of a city, or the crossroads where the city was founded. The focus of transportation and services. Vital part of any urban model.

Areas not connected to city services. Often in physically unsafe locations.

Regulations that define how property in specific geographic regions can be used. Can be used as a tool of urban planning to balance competing desires.

US census data is available at many scales. Urban areas in many countries are divided into ______, contiguous geographic regions that function as the building blocks of a census.

Brownfields

Homelessness

The rapid spread of development outward from the inner city is called

the actual location of a settlement on the earth surface. It includes landforms, climate, vegetation, access to water, soil quality, minerals, wildlife

the process of people moving to and clustering in towns/cities.

the process of people moving from cities to residential areas on the outskirts of cities. They form communities that are connected to the city for jobs and services. Less densely populated and less ethnically diverse than cities.

Identify the model:

Identify the model:

Identify the model:

refers to how the price and demand for real estate change as the distance from the central business district increases

Identify the model

to incorporate territory into an existing political unit such as a country, state, county, or city

an area within a city in a developing country in which people are establishing residence illegally, cities do not provide services

are nodes of economic activity that have developed in the periphery of large cities.

a region in a developed country where people have limited access to healthy and affordable food. Typically found in lower income, inner cities, urban areas

this is the change in the use of a house from a single-family home to rented units in a multifamily dwelling and eventually to an abandoned building.

a movement in urban planning with goals reducing sprawl, increasing affordable housing, and creating livable neighborhoods that are largely walkable, and are zoned for mixed-use. This is one method of smart growth

a process of converting an urban neighborhood from a predominately low-income, renter occupied area to a predominately middle class owner occupied area

A theory created to explain the spatial arrangement of homes/settlements, including the size and quantity of them. It also includes the market area that surrounds settlements