AP Vocab Flashcards

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