Metro studies exam 3 questions and
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hinterland (von Thune model) - ANS ✔an area surrounding and controlled by a city
radio centric cities - ANS ✔cities that tend to expand outwards in a generally circular shape
gridiron cities - ANS ✔city layouts that have straight streets intersecting at right angles
human ecology - ANS ✔a theory describing urban growth as overall orderly
natural areas - ANS ✔districts of cities that develop naturally as distinct zones
bid rent curve - ANS ✔an economic geography theory that rent for land decreases with demand
thats further away from the center of a city
central business district (CBD) - ANS ✔a zone of important commercial businesses in the center
of a city
urban hierarchy - ANS ✔system of organizing cities by size and types of services available
urban ecology - ANS ✔the analysis of the social and demographic composition of
neighborhoods and city districts
invasion successfion - ANS ✔the ecological process of a part of the city being replaced by new
populations and social activities
, urban form - ANS ✔the physical structure and organization of cities
urbanism - ANS ✔the values, behaviors, and overall way of life fostered by urban settings
urban dominance - ANS ✔the pattern of cities having cultural, economic, and political dominion
over rural areas
two perspectives of culture/urbanism - ANS ✔1. the city generates culture
2. the city reflects surrounding culture
Spengler / Mumford - ANS ✔culture is tied to a city
Monti: civic culture - ANS ✔the ability of urban people to cooperate in the context of everyday
public routines
civic culture (3) - ANS ✔1. different for each city
2. constantly changes
3. practiced unevenly
industrialism - ANS ✔a social and economic system based on the mass production and
consumption of manufactured goods
capitalist - ANS ✔those that own the means of production
proletariat - ANS ✔those that sell their labor for wages
answers rated A+
hinterland (von Thune model) - ANS ✔an area surrounding and controlled by a city
radio centric cities - ANS ✔cities that tend to expand outwards in a generally circular shape
gridiron cities - ANS ✔city layouts that have straight streets intersecting at right angles
human ecology - ANS ✔a theory describing urban growth as overall orderly
natural areas - ANS ✔districts of cities that develop naturally as distinct zones
bid rent curve - ANS ✔an economic geography theory that rent for land decreases with demand
thats further away from the center of a city
central business district (CBD) - ANS ✔a zone of important commercial businesses in the center
of a city
urban hierarchy - ANS ✔system of organizing cities by size and types of services available
urban ecology - ANS ✔the analysis of the social and demographic composition of
neighborhoods and city districts
invasion successfion - ANS ✔the ecological process of a part of the city being replaced by new
populations and social activities
, urban form - ANS ✔the physical structure and organization of cities
urbanism - ANS ✔the values, behaviors, and overall way of life fostered by urban settings
urban dominance - ANS ✔the pattern of cities having cultural, economic, and political dominion
over rural areas
two perspectives of culture/urbanism - ANS ✔1. the city generates culture
2. the city reflects surrounding culture
Spengler / Mumford - ANS ✔culture is tied to a city
Monti: civic culture - ANS ✔the ability of urban people to cooperate in the context of everyday
public routines
civic culture (3) - ANS ✔1. different for each city
2. constantly changes
3. practiced unevenly
industrialism - ANS ✔a social and economic system based on the mass production and
consumption of manufactured goods
capitalist - ANS ✔those that own the means of production
proletariat - ANS ✔those that sell their labor for wages
