APHG Unit 6 - Cities and Urban Land Use Patterns and Processes

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The spread of cities and towns into nearby rural areas, leading to more houses, roads, and buildings being built further away from the city center.

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Suburban Sprawl

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A model that describes the layout of many cities in Sub-Saharan Africa

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African City Model

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The minimum amount of people needed to support a good or service.

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Threshold

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A city model that shows a city with a wealthy center, commercial areas, and poorer outskirts. Wealthier areas are near the outskirts, and poor areas are on the edges in slums.

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Latin America City Model

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Segregation that occurs naturally in society, not by law but by social practices, choices, or economic factors. (housing patterns, income inequality, private discrimination)

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De Facto Segregation

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Regulations that determine how land in specific geographic areas can be used, such as residential, commercial, or industrial.

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Zoning Practices

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The illegal practice of persuading homeowners to sell their property at a lower price by creating fear that racial or ethnic minorities will soon move into the neighborhood, leading to a decline in property values.

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Blockbusting

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A model of urban structure where a central city is surrounded by a network of suburban areas connected by highways and transit routes.

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Galactic City Model

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A very large city, typically with a population of over 10 million people.

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Megacity

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The discriminatory practice where banks and insurers refuse or limit services to certain neighborhoods, often based on racial or ethnic composition, leading to disinvestment in those areas.

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Redlining