Ch 15 Vocab Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Urban Area | A city and its surrounding suburbs |
| Metropolitan Area | A city and the surrounding areas that are influenced economically and culturally by the city |
| Urban Sprawl | Areas of poorly planned, low-density development surrounding a city |
| Edge City | A Type of community located on the outskirts of a larger city with commercial centers with office space, retail complexes, and other amenities typical of an urban center |
| Boomburg | A suburb that has grown rapidly into a large and sprawling city with more than 100,000 residents |
| Exurb | A typically fast-growing community outside of or on the edge of a metropolitan area where the residents and community are closely connected to the central city and suburbs |
| Infill | Redevelopment that identifies and develops vacant parcels of land within previously built areas |
| Rank-Size Rule | Explanation of size of cities within a country; states that the second-largest city will be 1/2 the size of the largest, the third largest will be 1/3 the size of the largest, and so on |
| Primate City | The largest city in a country, which far exceeds the next city in population size and importance |
| Central Place Theory | A theory used to describe the spatial relationship between cities and their surrounding communities |
| Threshold | In central place theory, the |
| Range | In central place theory, the distance that someone is willing to travel for a good or service |
| Megacity | A city with a population of more than 10 million |
| Metacity | A city with a population of more than 20 million |
| World Cities | A city that wields political, cultural, and economic influence on a global scale |
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