Unit 6 Vocab Part 1 Word Scramble

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Megacity	A city with 10 million inhabitants or more.
Urban Sprawl	Tendency of cities to grow outward in an unchecked manner.
Urban Decentralization	To move business operations from core city areas into outlying areas such as suburbs.
Site	The place where the settlement is located.
Periphery	The lesser developed part of a town or region, that is usually located at the edge of the cities/regions and far away from the developed, more "sophisticated" and often beautiful city/regional center.
World Cities	(Global city) a city that is a control center of the global economy, in which major decisions are made about the world’s commercial networks and financial markets.
Boomburgs	A suburb that has grown rapidly into a large and sprawling city with more than 100,000 residents.
Urbanization	The movement of people from rural areas to cities.
Suburbanization	Movement of people from urban core areas to the surrounding outskirts of a city.
Urban Hierarchy	A ranking of settlements (hamlet, village, town, city, metropolis) according to their size and economic functions.
Metacity	A city with 20 million inhabitants or more.
Edge City	A concentration of business, shopping and entertainment that developed in the suburbs, outside of a city’s traditional downtown or central business district.
Infrastructure	The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.
Situation	Describes where the settlement is in relation to other settlements and features of the surrounding area.
Exurbs	A semi-rural district located beyond the suburbs that is often inhabited by “well-to-do” families.
Semi-Periphery	Part of a city that shares characteristics of main city and periphery.

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million	A city with 10 _____ inhabitants or more.	1	1	true
unchecked	Tendency of cities to grow outward in an _____ manner.	2	1	true
Urban Decentralization	Answer: To move business operations from core city areas into outlying areas such as suburbs.	3	0	false
Site	Answer: The place where the settlement is located.	4	0	false
region	The lesser developed part of a town or _____, that is usually located at the edge of the cities/regions and far away from the developed, more "sophisticated" and often beautiful city/regional center.	5	1	true
networks	(Global city) a city that is a control center of the global economy, in which major decisions are made about the world’s commercial _____ and financial markets.	6	1	true
sprawling	A suburb that has grown rapidly into a large and _____ city with more than 100,000 residents.	7	1	true
movement	The _____ of people from rural areas to cities.	8	1	true
Suburbanization	Answer: Movement of people from urban core areas to the surrounding outskirts of a city.	9	0	false
Urban Hierarchy	Answer: A ranking of settlements (hamlet, village, town, city, metropolis) according to their size and economic functions.	10	0	false
Metacity	Answer: A city with 20 million inhabitants or more.	11	0	true
suburbs	A concentration of business, shopping and entertainment that developed in the _____, outside of a city’s traditional downtown or central business district.	12	1	true
Infrastructure	Answer: The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.	13	0	false
relation	Describes where the settlement is in _____ to other settlements and features of the surrounding area.	14	1	true
Exurbs	Answer: A semi-rural district located beyond the suburbs that is often inhabited by “well-to-do” families.	15	0	false
periphery	Part of a city that shares characteristics of main city and _____.	16	1	true