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aphug unit 6 cumulative vocab

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Includes items bought at a high frequency, oftentimes on a daily basis.

a)

periferico

b)

higher end goods

c)

lower end goods

d)

density gradient

2.

Examples include vehicles, washers and dryers, and furniture.

a)

disamenity sector

b)

lower good orders

c)

high order good

d)

periferico

3.

Often dangerous areas with rampant crime and lack of access to city services

a)

high density housing

b)

periferico

c)

low density housing

d)

disamenity zones

4.

The selection and use of vacant land in an already developed area for new development. Results in more buildings and structures being built closely to each other.

a)

low density housing

b)

infilling

c)

density gradient

d)

high density housing

5.

Refers to the outer ring of a Latin American city, often plagued by poverty, lack of infrastructure, and poorly built housing.

a)

periferico

b)

high density housing

c)

disamenity sector

d)

favelas

6.

Located in disamenity zones, these low income settlements located on the outskirts of some major Latin American cities.

a)

favelas /barrio

b)

disamenity zones

c)

low density housing

d)

pefererico

7.

Inspired by the Von Thunen model, this explains the value and use of land based on proximity to a CBD.

a)

infilling

b)

density gradient

c)

high density housing

d)

bid rent theory

8.

The change in density in an urban area from the center to the periphery

a)

periferico

b)

density gradient

c)

bid rent theory

d)

disamenity zones

9.

housing with a higher population density than the average, typically blocks of flats, and tower blocks.

a)

high density housing

b)

low density housing

c)

bid rent theory

d)

infilling

10.

less housing per a unit of land

a)

low density housing

b)

high density housing

c)

barrio

d)

disamenity sector

11.

A recent term coined by the UN to refer to the continued growth of the world's largest cities and their surrounding area. The previous classification referred to cities with approximately 10 million inhabitants; these can be significantly larger.

a)

metacities

b)

urban sprawl

c)

site

d)

boomburg

12.

Often located at the center of an urban model. An area vital to services, transportation, and commerce. Most land in this area is expensive to own or rent, and used extremely efficiently.

a)

CBD

b)

core

c)

site

d)

urban hearth

13.

Includes the Indus River Valley, the Nile Delta, and the Huang-He floodplain.

a)

semi-peripheral

b)

exurbs

c)

metacities

d)

urban hearths

14.

A nodal community which exists on the outside of a larger urban area. Often a functional region with a business and shopping district.

a)

peripherary

b)

exurb

c)

edge city

d)

suburb

15.

Within the World Systems Theory, these often contain the most developed countries and the concentrated global wealth.

a)

semi-periphery

b)

periphery

c)

core

d)

metacities

16.

Within the World Systems Theory, these often include middle-income or newly industrialized countries and have economies dominated by manufacturing.

a)

semi-periphery

b)

periphery

c)

core

d)

CBD

17.

States that interaction increases or decreases due to size and distance.

a)

threshold

b)

rank size rule

c)

gravity model

d)

central place theory

18.

The approximate size of a population required for a service to exist profitably in an area.

a)

urban area

b)

range

c)

threshold

d)

rank size rule

19.

Explained by Christaller to explain the variety of sizes and the distribution of cities.

a)

rank size rule

b)

range

c)

gravity model

d)

central place theory

20.

Cities which exert influence beyond the boundaries of their state. This influence can be political, economic, or cultural.

a)

metacities

b)

megacities

c)

primate cities

d)

world cities

21.

boomburg

a)

Building public services away from the center is a way to reach people living in the outskirts.

b)

a large rapidly growing city that remains essentially suburban in character even as it reaches populations more typical of urban core cities

c)

The small communities lying beyond the suburbs of a city.

d)

At the countryside rather than the town

22.

Decentralization

a)

At the countryside rather than the town

b)

A large, populated urban area with at least 10M people.

c)

The location of a place relative to another place.

d)

Building public services away from the center is a way to reach people living in the outskirts.

23.

exurb

a)

The small communities lying beyond the suburbs of a city.

b)

A large, populated urban area with at least 10M people.

c)

an economic theory/ belief that trade has many benefits and generates wealth

d)

A large cluster of Megacities that have a population of greater than 20 million people. Meta cities are connected through transportation systems and infrastructure.

24.

megacity

a)

the social standing or class of an individual or group. It is often measured as a combination of education, income and occupation.

b)

At the countryside rather than the town

c)

A large, populated urban area with at least 10M people.

d)

a population of greater than 20 million people

25.

mercantilism

a)

the social standing or class of an individual or group. It is often measured as a combination of education, income and occupation.

b)

an economic theory/ belief that trade has many benefits and generates wealth

c)

Building public services away from the center is a way to reach people living in the outskirts.

d)

a large rapidly growing city that remains essentially suburban in character even as it reaches populations more typical of urban core cities

26.

periphery

a)

countries that have a very low standard of living and low levels of industrial productivity

b)

The process of an area being based off of a goods service rather than a agricultural trade and very developed.

c)

Building public services away from the center is a way to reach people living in the outskirts.

d)

The maximum distance people are willing to travel to get a product or service.

27.

rural

a)

countries that offer their citizens relatively diverse economic opportunities but also have extreme gaps between rich and poor

b)

A dense core of census tracts, densely settled suburbs, and low-density land that links the dense suburbs with the core

c)

At the countryside rather than the town

d)

The spread of urban development outside a city

28.

site

a)

the social standing or class of an individual or group. It is often measured as a combination of education, income and occupation.

b)

A dense core of census tracts, densely settled suburbs, and low-density land that links the dense suburbs with the core

c)

The physical character of a place

d)

The spread of urban development outside a city

29.

situation

a)

the social standing or class of an individual or group. It is often measured as a combination of education, income and occupation.

b)

The process of an area being based off of a goods service rather than a agricultural trade and very developed.

c)

The location of a place relative to another place.

d)

outlying parts of a city or town

30.

Socio-economic Status

a)

The process of an area being based off of a goods service rather than a agricultural trade and very developed.

b)

the social standing or class of an individual or group. It is often measured as a combination of education, income and occupation.

c)

The process of an area being based off of a goods service rather than a agricultural trade and very developed.

d)

The interaction between two places can be determined by the product of the population of both places divided by the square of their distance from one another, what attracts people to where they are going

31.

suburbanization

a)

A dense core of census tracts, densely settled suburbs, and low-density land that links the dense suburbs with the core

b)

The process of an area being based off of a goods service rather than a agricultural trade and very developed.

c)

outlying parts of a city or town

d)

population shift from central urban areas into suburbs

32.

suburb

a)

outlying parts of a city or town

b)

The process of an area being based off of a goods service rather than a agricultural trade and very developed.

c)

The spread of urban development outside a city

d)

A dense core of census tracts, densely settled suburbs, and low-density land that links the dense suburbs with the core

33.

Urban Area

a)

The process of an area being based off of a goods service rather than a agricultural trade and very developed.

b)

The spread of urban development outside a city

c)

The maximum distance people are willing to travel to get a product or service.

d)

A dense core of census tracts, densely settled suburbs, and low-density land that links the dense suburbs with the core

34.

urbanization

a)

The process of an area being based off of a goods service rather than a agricultural trade and very developed.

b)

The interaction between two places can be determined by the product of the population of both places divided by the square of their distance from one another, what attracts people to where they are going

c)

The biggest, dominant city in a region; breaks the Rank Size Rule

d)

second largest city in the country should have 1/2 the population of the largest and the tenth largest city should have 1/10 the population of the largest city

35.

urban sprawl

a)

Suburbanization is a population shift from central urban areas into suburbs

b)

The spread of urban development outside a city

c)

A dense core of census tracts, densely settled suburbs, and low-density land that links the dense suburbs with the core

d)

The origins of a city, where it started being built

36.

hinterland

a)

The market area surrounding an urban center

b)

no variations in physcial attributes in a uniform plane

c)

The biggest, dominant city in a region; breaks the Rank Size Rule

d)

the minimum number of people needed for a business to operate

37.

isotropic

a)

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

b)

The interaction between two places can be determined by the product of the population of both places divided by the square of their distance from one another, what attracts people to where they are going

c)

no variations in physical attributes in a uniform plane

d)

The market area surrounding an urban center

38.

primate city

a)

Structure of towns within an area

b)

the minimum number of people needed for a business to operate

c)

The biggest, dominant city in a region; breaks the Rank Size Rule

d)

The market area surrounding an urban center

39.

range

a)

The biggest, dominant city in a region; breaks the Rank Size Rule

b)

The interaction between two places can be determined by the product of the population of both places divided by the square of their distance from one another, what attracts people to where they are going

c)

second largest city in the country should have 1/2 the population of the largest and the tenth largest city should have 1/10 the population of the largest city

d)

The maximum distance people are willing to travel to get a product or service.

40.

rank size rule

a)

second largest city in the country should have 1/2 the population of the largest and the tenth largest city should have 1/10 the population of the largest city

b)

The market area surrounding an urban center

c)

The interaction between two places can be determined by the product of the population of both places divided by the square of their distance from one another, what attracts people to where they are going

d)

cities that exert their influence far beyong their national boundaries. Such as media hubs, stock exchanges

41.

urban hierarchy

a)

Structure of towns within an area

b)

the minimum number of people needed for a business to operate

c)

second largest city in the country should have 1/2 the population of the largest and the tenth largest city should have 1/10 the population of the largest city

d)

no variations in physical attributes in a uniform plane

42.

Blockbusting

a)

A process by which real estate agents convince white property owners to sell their houses at low prices because of fear that persons of color will soon move into the neighborhood.

b)

A property that could potentially be contaminated or hazardous.

c)

an area of open land around a city, on which building is restricted.

d)

a policy in which governments were allowed to clear out the blighted inner-city slums, which usually displaced the residents to low-income government housing complexes, and built new development projects

43.

Greenbelts

a)

a term used to describe a situation in which legislation did not overtly segregate students by race, but nevertheless school segregation continued.

b)

a policy in which governments were allowed to clear out the blighted inner-city slums, which usually displaced the residents to low-income government housing complexes, and built new development projects

c)

an area of open land around a city, on which building is restricted.

d)

describes, characteristics, approximates, descriptions, based off opinion.

44.

Quantitative

a)

information that can be counted, measured, or sequenced by numeric value.

b)

describes, characteristics, approximates, descriptions, based off opinion.

c)

A process of converting an urban neighborhood from a predominantly low-income renter-occupied area to a predominantly middle-class owner-occupied area.

d)

Inclusionary housing programs are local policies that tap the economic gains from rising real estate values to create affordable housing for lower income families. An inclusionary housing program might require developers to sell or rent 10 to 30 percent of new residential units to lower-income residents.

45.

Qualitative

a)

information that can be counted, measured, or sequenced by numeric value.

b)

describes, characteristics, approximates, descriptions, based off opinion.

c)

A property that could potentially be contaminated or hazardous.

d)

a term used to describe a situation in which legislation did not overtly segregate students by race, but nevertheless school segregation continued.

46.

Brownfields

a)

a term used to describe a situation in which legislation did not overtly segregate students by race, but nevertheless school segregation continued.

b)

describes, characteristics, approximates, descriptions, based off opinion.

c)

A property that could potentially be contaminated or hazardous.

d)

a policy in which governments were allowed to clear out the blighted inner-city slums, which usually displaced the residents to low-income government housing complexes, and built new development projects

47.

Segregation

a)

the frame conditions of a decent life for all inhabitants of cities, regions and communities including their physical and mental wellbeing.

b)

a term used to describe a situation in which legislation did not overtly segregate students by race, but nevertheless school segregation continued.

c)

A process of converting an urban neighborhood from a predominantly low-income renter-occupied area to a predominantly middle-class owner-occupied area.

d)

the enforced separation of races

48.

De Facto Segregation

a)

a term used to describe a situation in which legislation did not overtly segregate students by race, but nevertheless school segregation continued.

b)

a policy in which governments were allowed to clear out the blighted inner-city slums, which usually displaced the residents to low-income government housing complexes, and built new development projects

c)

A process of converting an urban neighborhood from a predominantly low-income renter-occupied area to a predominantly middle-class owner-occupied area.

d)

urban communities where the planners have put into place smart growth initiatives to decrease the rate at which the city grows horizontally to avoid the adverse affects of sprawl. quantitative information.

49.

Gentrification

a)

Inclusionary housing programs are local policies that tap the economic gains from rising real estate values to create affordable housing for lower income families. An inclusionary housing program might require developers to sell or rent 10 to 30 percent of new residential units to lower-income residents.

b)

A process of converting an urban neighborhood from a predominantly low-income renter-occupied area to a predominantly middle-class owner-occupied area.

c)

the frame conditions of a decent life for all inhabitants of cities, regions and communities including their physical and mental wellbeing.

d)

urban communities where the planners have put into place smart growth initiatives to decrease the rate at which the city grows horizontally to avoid the adverse affects of sprawl. quantitative information.

50.

Urban Renewal

a)

the frame conditions of a decent life for all inhabitants of cities, regions and communities including their physical and mental wellbeing.

b)

Redlining is the practice of drawing lines on a map to outline areas in which they will refuse to approve loans.

c)

a policy in which governments were allowed to clear out the blighted inner-city slums, which usually displaced the residents to low-income government housing complexes, and built new development projects

d)

urban communities where the planners have put into place smart growth initiatives to decrease the rate at which the city grows horizontally to avoid the adverse affects of sprawl. quantitative information.

51.

Inclusionary Housing

a)

a term used to describe a situation in which legislation did not overtly segregate students by race, but nevertheless school segregation continued.

b)

A process of converting an urban neighborhood from a predominantly low-income renter-occupied area to a predominantly middle-class owner-occupied area.

c)

the frame conditions of a decent life for all inhabitants of cities, regions and communities including their physical and mental wellbeing.

d)

Inclusionary housing programs are local policies that tap the economic gains from rising real estate values to create affordable housing for lower income families. An inclusionary housing program might require developers to sell or rent 10 to 30 percent of new residential units to lower-income residents.

52.

livability

a)

the frame conditions of a decent life for all inhabitants of cities, regions and communities including their physical and mental wellbeing.

b)

New Urbanism is a planning and development approach based on the principles of how cities and towns had been built for the last several centuries: walkable blocks and streets, housing and shopping in close proximity, and accessible public spaces.

c)

a residential area which has developed without legal claims to the land and/or permission from the concerned authorities to build; as a result of their illegal or semi-legal status, infrastructure and services are usually inadequate.

d)

urban communities where the planners have put into place smart growth initiatives to decrease the rate at which the city grows horizontally to avoid the adverse affects of sprawl. quantitative information.

53.

new urbanism

a)

urban communities where the planners have put into place smart growth initiatives to decrease the rate at which the city grows horizontally to avoid the adverse affects of sprawl. quantitative information.

b)

a planning and development approach based on the principles of how cities and towns had been built for the last several centuries: walkable blocks and streets, housing and shopping in close proximity, and accessible public spaces.

c)

areas that have been deserted in a city for economic or environmental reasons. disamenity. the lack of desirable features in a place or city.

d)

Redlining is the practice of drawing lines on a map to outline areas in which they will refuse to approve loans.

54.

Redlining

a)

urban communities where the planners have put into place smart growth initiatives to decrease the rate at which the city grows horizontally to avoid the adverse affects of sprawl. quantitative information.

b)

areas that have been deserted in a city for economic or environmental reasons. disamenity. the lack of desirable features in a place or city.

c)

Redlining is the practice of drawing lines on a map to outline areas in which they will refuse to approve loans.

d)

an area of open land around a city, on which building is restricted.

55.

Small Growth Cities

a)

a residential area which has developed without legal claims to the land and/or permission from the concerned authorities to build; as a result of their illegal or semi-legal status, infrastructure and services are usually inadequate.

b)

areas that have been deserted in a city for economic or environmental reasons. disamenity. the lack of desirable features in a place or city.

c)

How friendly an area is for walking (restaurants, movie theaters, parks nearby)

d)

urban communities where the planners have put into place smart growth initiatives to decrease the rate at which the city grows horizontally to avoid the adverse affects of sprawl. quantitative information.

56.

walkability

a)

How friendly an area is for walking (restaurants, movie theaters, parks nearby)

b)

the frame conditions of a decent life for all inhabitants of cities, regions and communities including their physical and mental wellbeing.

c)

describes, characteristics, approximates, descriptions, based off opinion.

d)

A process by which real estate agents convince white property owners to sell their houses at low prices because of fear that persons of color will soon move into the neighborhood.

57.

zone of abandonment

a)

a residential area which has developed without legal claims to the land and/or permission from the concerned authorities to build; as a result of their illegal or semi-legal status, infrastructure and services are usually inadequate.

b)

areas that have been deserted in a city for economic or environmental reasons. disamenity. the lack of desirable features in a place or city.

c)

the frame conditions of a decent life for all inhabitants of cities, regions and communities including their physical and mental wellbeing.

d)

a policy in which governments were allowed to clear out the blighted inner-city slums, which usually displaced the residents to low-income government housing complexes, and built new development projects

58.

Squatter Settlement

a)

the enforced separation of races

b)

the frame conditions of a decent life for all inhabitants of cities, regions and communities including their physical and mental wellbeing.

c)

a residential area which has developed without legal claims to the land and/or permission from the concerned authorities to build; as a result of their illegal or semi-legal status, infrastructure and services are usually inadequate.

d)

A property that could potentially be contaminated or hazardous.