APHG Unit 6 Urban Geography Review

The South West Light Rail Transit project in Minneapolis is an example of

The Minneapolis 2040 plan is an example of urban planning on a ______scale.

Light Rail Transit in MSP ________ the ecological footprint of the cities.

Increasing the walkability of a city by making more sidewalks is an example of

Minneapolis is near Fort Snelling, a military training base.

T/F: urban sprawl and decentralization have aided in the creation of edge cities, exurbs, and boomburbs.

Countries that correspond with this urban land use model would most likely have what with increasing population growth?

Building "up" not "out" is an example of

"the largest central place in a region provides more services to that region and the smallest would provide less" 

Boomburbs are morst likely to have what density housing?

What is NOT a negative impact of having a primate city?

Chicago is on Lake Michigan, a great freshwater source.

T/F: Central Place Theory doesn't always apply to the way that cities are organized today.

 a city that functions as by far the largest city in the country it inhabits

T/F: Transit-oriented development theoretically would reduce CO2 emissions in a city.

T/F: exurbs have more people than boomburbs.

The number of people needed to support a business/service.

Largest City in a Country - Pop. of 1,000,000 1,000,000/1; 2nd Largest City in a Country - Pop. of 500,000 1,000,000/2

Bid rent theory says land prices closer to the city center are _____ than land prices in rural areas.

T/F: Food deserts in urban areas are often a consequence of past housing discrimination

Which word does not belong:

What urban land use model was created in response to increased suburbanization?

Rome was built on seven hills, offering physical defense from enemies.

T/F: Megacities and metacities are increasingly found in less developed countries.

What is found in the periferico and disamenity zones?

T/F: Gentrification can make housing prices increase, sometimes pushing city "locals" out of their residences.

T/F: In the U.S., poor infrastructure, such as bad water, often disproportionately affects minority communities.

T/F: Cities in previously colonized countries can always accommodate rapid population growth.

Ms. Yates asks "How do you feel about APHG this quarter compared to last quarter?" in an exit ticket. This is:

Interstates like I-35 and I-94 leading in/out of the Twin-Cities did what?

What do "world cities" do?

T/F: The concentric zone model was created during a period when suburbs were very popular.

T/F: The presence of good infrastructure in LDCs is often a determining factor of economic and social development.

Census data is: