AP Human Geography AMSCO ALL UNITS ACTAUL EXAM
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Urban Studies
Rank-size Rule
A pattern of settlements in a country, such that the nth largest
settlement is 1/n of the population of the largest settlement.
Primate City
A pattern of settlements in a country, such that the largest
settlement has more than twice as many people as the second-
ranking settlement.
Central Place Theory
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.
,Central Place
A market center for the exchange of services by people attracted
from the surrounding area.
Market Area
The area surrounding a central place, from which people are
attracted to use the place's goods and services.
Hexagonal Hinterlands
Nesting hexagons allowed for central places of different sizes to
distribute themselves in a clean pattern across a region. (Christaller)
,Threshold
The minimum number of people needed to support the service.
Range
The maximum distance people are willing to travel to use a service.
Megacities
a very large city, typically one with a population of over ten million
people.
Megalopolis
Several, metropolitan areas that were originally separate but that
have joined together to form a large, sprawling urban complex.
Conurbation
aka megalopolis , large supercities that were originally separate but
have expanded to join together.
World Cities (global cities)
Dominant city in terms of its role in the global political economy.
Not the world's biggest city in terms of population or industrial
output, but rather centers of strategic control of the world
economy.
, Wirth, Louis
American sociologist who pioneered in the study of urban problems.
industrial revolution
series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed
the process of manufacturing goods
imperialism
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through
diplomacy or military force.
PREP 2026-2027 LATEST UPDATE WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS\VERIFIED
100% ALREADY GRADED A+Social Science Sociology
Urban Studies
Rank-size Rule
A pattern of settlements in a country, such that the nth largest
settlement is 1/n of the population of the largest settlement.
Primate City
A pattern of settlements in a country, such that the largest
settlement has more than twice as many people as the second-
ranking settlement.
Central Place Theory
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.
,Central Place
A market center for the exchange of services by people attracted
from the surrounding area.
Market Area
The area surrounding a central place, from which people are
attracted to use the place's goods and services.
Hexagonal Hinterlands
Nesting hexagons allowed for central places of different sizes to
distribute themselves in a clean pattern across a region. (Christaller)
,Threshold
The minimum number of people needed to support the service.
Range
The maximum distance people are willing to travel to use a service.
Megacities
a very large city, typically one with a population of over ten million
people.
Megalopolis
Several, metropolitan areas that were originally separate but that
have joined together to form a large, sprawling urban complex.
Conurbation
aka megalopolis , large supercities that were originally separate but
have expanded to join together.
World Cities (global cities)
Dominant city in terms of its role in the global political economy.
Not the world's biggest city in terms of population or industrial
output, but rather centers of strategic control of the world
economy.
, Wirth, Louis
American sociologist who pioneered in the study of urban problems.
industrial revolution
series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed
the process of manufacturing goods
imperialism
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through
diplomacy or military force.
