In 1800, about 3% of the worlds population lived in cities. Today, that proportion is what?
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China
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If you were studying cities located in the more developed countries, you might consider case studies in all of the following except?
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Metropolitan area
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which one of the following terms is best used to refer to "a city and it's suburbs"
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2,500
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For a place to be classified as urban by the U.S. Census Bureau, it must have at least how many inhabitants?
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cultural geography of cities
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a trip to Taipei, Taiwan, to study the Matsu parade would make an appropriate chapter for a book on the?
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Southwest Asia
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The worlds first cities appeared where?
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Antartica and Australia
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Continents which do not have any megacities at the present time include?
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Sewage may enter waterways during rain storms
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When sewer and storm drains are combined into a single system
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True
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True or False, The term Third World Country first appeared in the French newspaper L'Observateur in August 1952.
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There is high social support among residents, Most of them are growing in a positive direction, and slum upgrading programs are creating housing opportunities for some
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We say the condition of cities in the LDC is not all bad because
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Capital city
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a head city, has government functions administrative functions. Administrative head of the city.
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city
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has its own administrative boundary, urbanized area with its own administrative body
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Urban
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has 4 characteristics, population + population density, economic activity, infrastructure, and administrative.
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Urbanization
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The process of an area to change from a rural place to an urban area (time process)
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colonial city
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a city with a colonial past, you see a foot print of colonization on the buildings and culture. Almost all are located on the coast.
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Dual city
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usually have a mix between native and colonial influence.
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Conurbation (Euro) and Megalopolis (U.S.A)
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combination of 2 or 3 cities
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galactic metropolice (NASA term)
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When you see cities from a satellite, connection of cities using technology.
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Metropolis / Metropolitan area
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an area that includes a major city and its surroundings.
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Suburbia (urban sprawl)
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when people move from city to its outside areas
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industrial city
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flourished during industrial revolution
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pre industrial city
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traditional cities, old cities started before industrial revolution
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post industrial city
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cities made after industrial revolution. service industry, technology
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Mega city
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city with more than 20 million people
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new town
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a city or town that is designed from scratch, an idea from our mind, most cities are not born this way
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Primate city
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city that has a population more than 2x's the second largest city
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rank and size rule
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if a cities population is equal to its larger city divided by its rank
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socialist city
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example is Russia
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Suburbia
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regions of the outer area of the city to the main city
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Sustainable city
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any city that is developing based on principle, sustainable, low footprint on environment. (example would be Portland Oregon)
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World city
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city that commands the worlds economy. Stock market economy
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