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Pre-AP World Geography Urbanization Flashcards

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251213675Urbanizationconcantrating population in cites0
251213676BosnywashSupercity on Eastern Seaboard of the United States that stretches from Boston to Washington, D.C.1
251213677Central Business District (CBD)commercial and often geographic heart of a city2
251213678Center Cityofficial boundaries of main city surrounded by suburbs3
251213679City-Statea city with it surrounding territory forms an independent state4
251213680Edge Citiesa relatively large urban area situated on the outskirts of a city, typically along major roads5
251213681Gentrificationthe restoration of rundown urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents)6
251213682Ghettos/ Ghettoizationa part of a city occupied by a minority group or groups7
251213683Greenbeltsa belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city8
251213684Infraustructurethe stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area9
251213685Megacitycities with more than 10 million people10
251213686Megalopolisa large, heavily populated city or urban complex11
251213687Primate Citylarge city with majority of national population12
251213688Public Housinga husing development that is publicly funded and adminstered for low-income families13
251213689Sprawlthe urban area formed by the expansion of a town or city into surrounding countryside14
251213690Suburbssubsidiary area, functionally specified15
251213691Urban areacontinuously built-up landscape16
251213692Urban Renewalthe redevelopment of areas within large a city, typically involving the clearance of slums17
251213693World Citya cosmopolitan city, with foreigners visiting and residing18
251213694Zone in Transitionthe inner city area around the CBD19
251213695Zoning Ordinances...20
251213696Euthropication...21
251213697Favala...22
251213698Barrios...23
251213699Exurb...24
251213700Metropolitan Arealarge scale functional entity25

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