Urban Land Use

Why would Paris prefer to build edge cities rather than CBD nodes in the urban core?

Drawing lines on a map to identify areas in which banks will refuse to loan money is called

What site feature do Houston, Chicago, and Tokyo all share that allowed for their growth?

Which have a higher% of urban residents today? Which contain more of the most-populated cities?

The movement of white, middle-class citizens away from the inner city to the suburbs

In the Sector Model, the best housing develops in

The maximum distance a person is willing to travel to frequent a service is called the

Central Place Theory shows that WHAT is related to population of a place?

Edge cities are typically located

Both Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and Lagos, Nigeria are examples of

New York, London, and Tokyo are all examples of

Provide services to people and business outside the community, bringing money from the outside.

This model depicts the wealthy elite living in a sector extending along a commercial spine.

Which would be considered the highest order service?

In Southeast Asian cities, the alien commercial zone is dominated by

Which of the following is NOT an advantage for countries that have primate cities?

The displacement of lower income residents by middle class residents in urban center city neighborhoods is called

An area w/ a concentration of commerce, high land value, & clustering of the tallest buildings

Smart Growth attempts to emphasize

Which of the following is NOT a usual characteristic of an edge city?

Which of the following is NOT a problem for countries with primate cities?

Where are squatter settlements typically located in LDC's?

What describes the 3 largest cities w/ populations of 5,000,000; 300,000 and 150,000 people?

This is the proper name of the ring matched with light industry and poorer-quality housing.

A statistical subdivision of a county used by the government to track statistics is a/an

A ring of parks or other open areas to limit urban sprawl is called a/an

Define Threshold

What best describes the 3 largest cities with populations of 100,000; 50,000 and 34,000 people?