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| 9885744611 | Annexation | Legally adding land area to a city in the United States Ex: If Atlanta, annexed a portion of Henry County then the portion of Henry County that was annexed would then be considered a part of Atlanta |  | 0 |
| 9885744612 | Carbon capture and Storage (CCS) | The process of capturing waste CO2 transporting it to a storage site and depositing it where it will not enter the atmosphere normally underground Ex: |  | 1 |
| 9885744613 | Census tract- | An area delineated By the US Bureau of the Census for which statistics are published in urban areas census tracts correspond roughly to neighborhoods Ex: |  | 2 |
| 9885748627 | Central business district (CBD) | An area of the city where retail and office activities are clustered Ex: Downtown Tripol, Libya is a CBD b/c the majority of the city's activities are clustered there | 3 | |
| 9885748628 | Central city (city) | An urban settlement that has been legally incorporated into an independent self-governing unit known as municipality Ex: New York City | 4 | |
| 9885753140 | Combined statistical area (CSA)- | In the United States two or more continuous CBSAs tied together by commuting patterns Ex: |  | 5 |
| 9885753141 | Concentric zone model- | A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are spatially arranged in a series of rings Ex: |  | 6 |
| 9885755394 | Core-based statistical area (CBSA)- | In the United States any MSA or Ex: Panama City, Florida | 7 | |
| 9885755395 | Density gradient- | The change in density in an urban area from the center to the periphery Ex: | 8 | |
| 9885755396 | Edge City | A large node of office and retail activities on the edge of an urban area Ex: Ogden, Utah is an edge city due to its proximity to Salt Lake City | 9 | |
| 9885759476 | Filtering | A process of change in the use of a house from single-family owner-occupancy to abandonment Ex: | 10 | |
| 9885759477 | Gentrification | A process of converting an urban neighborhood from a predominantly low-income occupied area to a predominantly middle-class owner-occupied area Ex: Grant Park | 11 | |
| 9885761374 | Informal settlement- | An area within a city in a less developed country and which people illegally establish residences on the land they do not own or rent and erect homemade structures Ex: Nairobi, Kenya is an area in which people have illegally built buildings and structures | 12 | |
| 9885761375 | Megalopolis | A continuous urban complex in the northeastern United States Ex: Bosnywash | 13 | |
| 9885768740 | Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)- | In the United States any organized at least 50,000 population the country with in which the city is located and adjacent counties meaning one of several tests Indicating a functional connection to the Central City Ex: Panama City, Florida | 14 | |
| 9885768741 | Micropolitan statistical area | An urbanized area of between 10000 and 50000 + habitants the country in which it is located and adjacent counties tied to the city Ex: Americus, GA because its population is 37,829 people | 15 | |
| 9885771498 | Multiple nuclei model | A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged around the collection of nodes of activities Ex: |  | 16 |
| 9885771499 | Peripheral model | A model of North American urban areas consisting of an inner city surrounded by large Suburban residential and business areas tied together by a beltway or ring road Ex: |  | 17 |
| 9885771500 | Primary census area (PSA)- | In the United States any CSA, any MSA not included in a CSA, or any not included in a CSA Ex: Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA | 18 | |
| 9885773555 | Public housing- | Government owned housing rent it to low income individual with wrench set at 30% of the tenants income Ex: |  | 19 |
| 9885773556 | Redlining- | A process by which financial institutions draw red colored lines on a map and refused to lend money for people to purchase or improve property within the lines Ex: |  | 20 |
| 9885773557 | Rush Hour- | The four consecutive 15 minute periods in the morning and evening with the heaviest volumes of traffic Ex: Rush hour times in Washington, DC are from anywhere between 6-10 am or 4-7 pm, this is when people stay off of the roads because of all the cars and traffic |  | 21 |
| 9885776610 | Sector model- | A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged among a series of sectors or wedges radiating out from the central business district Ex: |  | 22 |
| 9885776611 | Smart growth- | Legislation and regulations to limit suburban sprawl and preserve farmland Ex: |  | 23 |
| 9885776612 | Social area analysis- | Statistical analysis used to identify where people of similar living standards ethnic background and lifestyle it within an urban region Ex: If someone takes a survey of those living in NYC, and then uses that info to determine, where a wealthy white man is likely to live, they're using social area analysis | 24 | |
| 9885779104 | Sprawl | Development of new housing sites are relatively low density and that locations that are not continuous to the existing built-up area Ex: |  | 25 |
| 9885779105 | Suburb | A residential or commercial area situated within an urban area but outside the central city Ex: |  | 26 |
| 9885779106 | Sustainable development- | Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs Ex: By using windmills, we can provide the world with enough energy which leads to the preservation of fossil fuels for future generations |  | 27 |
| 9885782068 | Underclass- | A group in society prevented from participating in the material benefits of a more developed society because of a variety of social and economic characteristics Ex: |  | 28 |
| 9885782069 | Urban area- | A central city and its surrounding built-up suburbs Ex: |  | 29 |
| 9885784499 | Urban cluster- | In the United States an urban area with between 2500 and 50000 and have it ends Ex: Enterprise, Nevada, because it has a population of 14,676 inhabitants | 30 | |
| 9885784500 | Urbanized area | In the United States an urban area with at least 50,000 inhabitants Ex: NYC is an urbanized area b/c it has much more than 50,000 inhabitants |  | 31 |
| 9885789474 | Zoning ordinance | A law that limits the permitted uses of land and maximum density of development in a community Ex: The city of Santa Fe, New Mexico, makes a law stating that a certain portion of land can't be used for anything but residential purposes | 32 |
