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AP Human Geography Urban GeographyUrban Areas/Urbanism - answer They are nucleated, with on one or more clear core
areas. People who live in them work in non-agricultural jobs.
Similarity between cities and towns - answer Nucleated settlements
Have residential and non-residential functions
include a central business district and surrounding residences
Difference between cities and towns - answer cities are usually surrounded by suburbs,
ares that are less nucleated
suburbs are much land space for residences of people who work in or near cities
towns are smaller and less complex than cities.
Suburbs - answer Are not self-sufficient and would not exist except for their location
near cities
are economically depended on cities, but they have their own governments and are
separated from the central city by political boundaries.
Urbanized area - answer consists of continuously build-up landscape of buildings and
populations so that political boundaries are simple imaginary lines that separate them
Physical city - answera continuous development that contains a central city and many
nearby cities, towns, and suburbs
maybe separated by less developed landscapes, but may still be part of a larger
metropolitan area
Metropolitan Statistical Area - answerdefined by the U.S Bureau of Statistic
a central country or counties with at least one urbanized area of at least 50,000 people
plus adjacent outlying counties with a large number of resident who commute into the
area.
Micropolitan Statistical Area - answerA similar but smaller version of a metropolis
has at least one urban cluster between 10,000 and 50,000 people plus outlying
counties.
There is a considerable social and economic integration.
Urban Hierarchy - answerCluster settlement range in size from hamlets to
megalopolises.
They may be arranged in a hierarchy according to the complexity of their centralizing
functions.
the hierarchy includes (from smallest to largest): hamlet, village, towns, cities,
metropolis, megalopolis.
, Hamlet - answersmallest in size; few dozen people; limited services (ex-general store
where you get everything you need like Walmart); clustered housing
Villages - answerlarger than hamlets; offer more services
Instead of a general store, there may be more stores specializing in the sale of food,
clothing, furniture, and other small items.
Towns - answerare considered urban areas with a defined boundary but are smaller
than cities in terms of population and area.
Ex- many towns dot the landscape of the Great Plains.
The surrounding farms are the hinterland (market area) of the towns. Towns usually
have schools and libraries, also.
Ex- Duluth,GA
have everything you need without having to go to the cities.
Cities - answerlarge, densely populated areas that may include tens of thousands of
people
have a well-defined central business district (CBD) and suburbs
may also have commercial centers or shopping malls.
Ex- Atlanta, GA
Metropolis - answerlarge population, large land area, central city and its suburbs (also
referred to, at times, as an urbanized area)
Megaloposis - answerlarge in urban hierarchy
massive urban "blob" of overlapping, integrated metropolitan areas whose distinctive
boundaries are increasingly difficult to find
Ex- Bosnywash
Social characteristics of urban areas - answerLouis Wirth defined a city as a permanent
settlement with large size, high density, and social heterogeneity or diversity, and these
3 characteristics make a city different from a rural area.
Large size of cities - answerThe residents of the city only know a small percentage of
other residents, unlike in rural areas where everyone in a village know each other.
Most come in contact with many people, but do not get to know them very well. The
people in the city are more isolated.
High Density of Cities - answerPeople in the cities have specialization jobs that allow a
large number of people to live in one place.
High density leads to people having to compete for space (Ex- parking spaces, causing
dominance by some social groups. (Ex- the rich people live in the top floor of
penthouses)
This also leads to higher prices for property and rents, further distinguishing between
rich and poor.
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