APHG 6.4-6.9 Words Quiz

1. smart growth policies

2. Threshold

3. greenbelts

4. Market area (hinterland)

5. uniform landscape

6. Primate city

7. New urbanism

8. favelas/barrios

9. Central Business District (CBD)

10. Rank size rule

11. More than one type of zoning, such as a condominium that has residential and commercial units.

12. A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are spatially arranged in a series of rings.

13. the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, and power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.

14. the overall level of comfort, access, enjoyment, and connectivity of an area that facilitates walking

15. All the characteristics of a community that contribute to the quality of life of the people who live there

16. A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged around a series of sectors, or wedges, radiating out from the central business district (CBD).

17. Type of urban form wherein cities have numerous centers of business and cultural activity instead of one central place.

18. represents the post-industrial city with its several, dispersed business districts. This model represents a distinct decentralization of the commercial urban landscape as the economy has transitioned to services as the leading form of production. Manufacturing has declined significantly and become specialized.

19. Griffin-Ford model. Developed by Ernst Griffin and Larry Ford. Blends traditional Latin American culture with the forces of globalization. The CBD is dominant; it is divided into a market sector and a modern high-rise sector. The elite residential sector is on the extension of the CBD in the "spine". The end of the spine of elite residency is the "mall" with high-priced residencies. The further out, less wealthy it gets. The poorest are on the outer edge.

20. model that suggests that African cities have more than one CBD, which is a remanence of colonialism