Small county subdivisions, usually containing 4,000 persons, delineated by the U.S Census Bureau as areas of relatively uniform population characteristics, economic status, and living conditions.

A model of the internal structure of cities, created by Harris and Ullman, in which the growth of the city is connected to various nodes

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

A model of the internal structures of cites in which the city grows around a series of wedges, radiating out from the central business district.

The largest major population concentration of North America is

Formulated by Christaller to explain the size and distribution of cities in terms of a competitive supply of goods and services dispersed to populations. Bigger centers have a larger hinterland, while smaller centers have smaller hinterland and less specialty services.

A pattern of settlements in a country such that the largest settlement has more than twice as many people as the second-ranking settlement and is over twice as significant.

Which shape is associated with Christaller’s Central Place Theory?

A model showing no clear CBD but other areas of the settlement display the characteristic of a CBD. Growth radiates from a colonial port zone surrounded by a commercial business district, and western and "alien" commercial zones.

Legislation and regulations to limit suburban sprawl and preserve farmland

Financial institutions refused to offer loans to risky neighborhoods in cities. This practice is known as

Squatter settlements near the center of a city can be classified into what sector

Hoyt’s sector model is based on what fundamental principle?

What is the common characteristic in Latin American cities according to the model?

Rules that govern land use in cities are known as

A diverse, walkable, mixed-use neighborhood would most directly be a core goal of

The area of a city with a high proportion of services, featuring skyscrapers and multiple transport hubs, is known as the

a racist process by which real estate agents convince white property owners to sell their houses at low prices because of fear that black families will soon move into the neighborhood

The relative location of a city refers to its

Where did the first urban development originate?

According to Rank Size if the largest city has a population of 10 million the next largest cities population will be what?

according to the Burgess concentric zone model the outer ring is the...

What concern is there for developing countries when rank-size doesn't apply?

Industries during the 1800's located themselves near the CBD for what reason

Government-owned housing rented to low-income individuals, with rents set at 30% of the tenant's income

A continuous urban complex in the NE of the US is called a ___.

A large suburban business district that has a significant amount of office and retail space, is close to major transportation nodes, and that has a much higher population during the day rather than at night is defined as..

A city in a post-industrial economy will typically contain

According to the urban hierarchy, large cities are less frequently occurring than villages or towns.

A solution to reduce urban sprawl in a city

The fastest growing megacities are in countries that are in the periphery or semi-periphery of the world economy, and are typically in which stage of the DTM?