AP Human Geography Unit 7 Chapters 12 and 13

city currently without much population but increasing in size at a fast rate

city where high population growth and migration has caused them to explode in population

a city that serves as a like between one country or region and others because of its physical situation

the underlying framework of service and amenities need to facilitate productive activity

small districts used by the US Census Bureau to survey the population

the most accessible and costly parcel of land in the CBD and therefore in the enitre urbanized area

the tendency of people of businesses and industry to locate outside the central city

the transformation of an area of a city into an area attractive to residents and tourist alike in terms of economic activity

illegal housing settlements usually made up of temporary shelters that surround large cities

district of a city or town which is usually inhabited by the very poor or socially disadvantaged

the central area of a major city; in the US the rem is often applied to the poorer parts of the city center

an area within a city containing members of the same ethnic background

used to denote a section of a city in which members of any minority like because of social, legal, or economic pressure

a practice by bands and mortgage companies of demarcating areas considered to be a high risk for housing loans

clearing and redevelopment of urban slum

process by which new immigrants to a city move to dominate or take over area or neighborhoods occupied by older immigrant groups

process by which real estate agents convince white property owners to sell their houses at low prices because of fear ethnic minorities will move into the neighborhood

a process by converting an urban neighborhood from a predominately low income renter occupied area to a predominantly middle class owner occupied area

residential communities, located outside of city centers, that are usually relatively homogeneous in terms of population

movement of upper and middle-class people from urban core areas to the surrounding outskirts to escape pollution as well as deteriorating social conditions

in the US a central city plus its contiguous built-up suburbs

cities that are located on the outskirts of larger cities and serves many of the same functions of urban areas

legal restrictions on land use that determine what types of building and economic activities are allowed to take place in certain areas

entire region that has become highly urbanized (many towns and cities have grown and merged together)