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Urban Patterns - AP Human Geography, Chapter 13, Rubenstein

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Annexation   show
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show An area delineated by the US Bureau of the Census for which statistics are published. In urban ares, they generally correspond to neighborhoods.  
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Central business district (CBD)   show
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Combined statistical area (CSA)   show
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show A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged in rings  
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show In the US, a collective term for all metropolitan statistical areas and micropolitan statistical areas  
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show A method of measuring the functional area of a city, including an urbanized area of 50,000+ inhabitants and surrounding areas  
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Micropolitan statistical area   show
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Council of government   show
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show The change in density in an urban area from the center to the periphery  
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show A large node of offices and retail activities on the edge of an urban area. Planned around freeway exits and designed for motor vehicle travel.  
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show The division of large houses previously owned by one wealthy family into smaller apartments for lower-income families  
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Food desert   show
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Gentrification   show
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show A ring of land maintained for parks, agriculture, etc. to limit suburban sprawl  
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show A continuous urban complex in the northeastern US, extending from north of Boston to south of D.C.  
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Multiple nuclei model   show
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Peripheral model   show
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show In the US, a general term for all of the combined statistical areas, metropolitan statistical areas, and micropolitan statistical areas.  
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show Housing owned by the government. In the US, it is rented by low-income individuals with a maximum rate of 30% of the family's income  
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Redlining   show
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Sector model   show
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show Legislation and regulations to limit suburban sprawl and protect famland  
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show Statistical analysis used to identify where people of similar lifestyles, living standards, and ethnic backgrounds live within an urban area  
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Squatter settlement   show
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Underclass   show
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Urban area   show
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Urban cluster   show
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Urbanized area   show
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show A law that limits the permitted uses of land and the maximum density of a community. Meant in part to control the location and height of skyscrapers.  
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