APHUG Topic 6 Part 1

Which Concept: classifies cities into a hierarchy based on what size they are population wise

Which epoch: the creation of the inerstate highway system

Which Concept: The idea that the city serves as the nucleus for the area around it because it serves the most goods.

Do most people live in Urban or rural areas?

Community located on the outskirts of a larger area with an access to commercial goods and services

Living area with over 100,000 residents outside of the city

Which Concept: people and cities interact more with larger cities rather than smaller ones

Living area that are on the outskirts of a city for residential purposes

These are cities that have been built to replace the former capital city due to better infrastructure

Which epoch: people could start living in suburbs and commuting to work rather than living next to their job.

Which of the following classifies a place as a world city

Site or situation factors: Cincinnati emerged because of the emergence of the railroad industry

Which epoch: everyone lived close to the Atlantic Coast

Site or Situation factors: A river

Which Concept: A city that is has a disproportionate population compared to other cities

Which of the following are not a qualification in order to be classified as a squatter settlement

Which epoch: The increased use of steamboats and the emergence of river cities along with the beginning of trains

Site or Situation Factors: Building a school next to a residential area