Chapter 13 AP Human Geography

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What is the Concentric Zone Model?

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A description of the process of urban growth that views the city as a series of CIRCULAR areas or zones, each characterized by a different type of land use that developed from a central core.

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Filtering

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A process of change in the use of a house, from single-family owner to abandonment.

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Galactic City Model

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a city with growth INDEPENDENT of the CBD that is traditionally connected to the central city by means of an arterial highway or interstate.

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A ring of land maintained as parks, agriculture, or other types of open space to limit the sprawl of an urban area hint:green

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green belt

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Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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A central city of at least 50000 population, the country within which the city is located, and adjacent countries meeting one of several tests indicating a functional connection to the central city.

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Micropolitan Statistical Area

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An urbanized area of between 10,000 and 50,000 inhabitants, the country in which it is found, and adjacent counties tied to the city.

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Who created the Multiple Nuclei Model and when?

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Chauncy Harris and Edward Ullman in the 1940s

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Multiple Nuclei Model

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model that suggests that the CBD is losing its dominant position. A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged around a collection of nodes of activities.

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Peripheral Model

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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.

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Housing owned by the government; in the United States, it is rented to low-income residents, and the rents are set at 30 percent of the families' incomes.

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public housing