Urban Development Flashcard

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Dallas, Texas is a massive city with millions of people living within a city. This makes it a

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Urban Community

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The above is an example of what concept?

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Gentrification

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What is the term for banks refusing loans to urban areas that are deemed too risky for investment?

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Redlining

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What was a reason for early civilizations to thrive? Options: great farmland and close to rivers, Good factories, Great climate, Job opportunities

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great farmland and close to rivers

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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg area in NC forms a large urban area making it a

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Megalopolis

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Identify which of the following are urban pull factors: Better jobs, Amount of farmland, Healthcare, Pollution

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Better jobs

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Urban planning is best described by

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Accomplishing through local governments

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Which of the following is infrastructure? Roads, Police Departments, Income, Pollution

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Roads

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Squatter settlements exist because

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There’s no affordable housing

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If a land gets left polluted by previous occupants then it's a

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Brownfields