AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY - UNIT 6 KEY
TERMS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Blockbusting - Answer-A practice in which real estate agents illegally convince
homeowners, mainly whites, to sell their property because of the fear that other
minorities will move in and lower property values
Ex: Contributed to white flight
Brownfield - Answer-Former industrial sites in urban communities that have fallen into
disuse and decay.
Ex: Rust Belt of US
Central Business District - Answer-The downtown or nucleus of a city where retail
stores, offices, and cultural activities are concentrated; building densities are usually
quite high; and transportation systems converge.
Ex: All US models are centered around it
Central Place Theory - Answer-A theory that explains the distribution of services, based
on the fact that settlements serve as centers of market areas for services; larger
settlements are fewer and farther apart than smaller settlements and provide services
for a larger number of people who are willing to travel farther.
Ex: Larger cities in Texas attract more business services and have larger ranges of
services, whereas smaller cities often feed into the larger ones.
Concentric Zone Model - Answer-Model that describes urban environments as a series
of rings radiating out from a central core, or central business district.
Ex: Chicago
Disamenity Sector - Answer-The very poorest parts of cities that in extreme cases are
not even connected to regular city services and are controlled by gangs or drug lords.
Ex: Also known as barrios in Spanish-speaking countries or favelas in Brazil
Edge Cities - Answer-A large node of office and retail activities on the edge of an urban
area.
Ex: Austin
Food desert - Answer-Urban neighborhoods and rural towns without ready access to
fresh, healthy, and affordable food. Instead of supermarkets and grocery stores, these
communities may have no food access or are served only by fast food restaurants and
convenience stores that offer few healthy, affordable food options.
Ex: Detroit and New York are common for these
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