AP Human Geography Unit 7 Examples – Flashcards
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Annexation
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The owner of the Coca-Cola Factory added an annex for additional room in the factory
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Barriadas
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Many Barriadas are in the country of Lima
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CBD
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This is where most of the business of the city occurs and where people put their companies
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Central Place Theory
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The central place theory is applied to cities to help them build
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Census Tract
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Many Census tracts occur where there is a urbanized amount of people
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Centrality
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Centrality are most looked for when looking for info on a graph
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Christaller, Walter
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Walter first published the Central place theory in 1933
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Cityscapes
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Many cities make their exterior very pretty and shiny while their insides are dirty
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Colonial City
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Guanajuato is an example of a colonial city
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Command and control centers
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Most of the important decisions within a city come from these centers
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Commercialization
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Commercialization normally occurs in places that have similar concepts
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Commuter Zone
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Researchers find these zones as too large and not as useful as other zones
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Concentric Zone Model
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The concentric zone model was created in 1925
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Counterurbanization
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Usually middle to upper class counter urbanizes to move away from the city to the suburbs
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Decentralization
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Building public services away from the center is a way to reach people living in the outskirts
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Density Gradient
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An example would be a model showing the change.
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Dendritic street pattern
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Many cities face tons of traffic due to poor placement of roads and highways
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Edge Cities
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An example of this is Westchester
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Employment Structure
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Employment structures change over time
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Entrepot
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Cities require docks to have many Entrepot to reduce traffic in water
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European City Model
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France and London are very good examples of this model
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Favela
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Favelas make up more 20% of Brazil's population
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Filtering
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Forclosure is a form of filtering
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Galactic city
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Manufacturing declines significantly and becomes more specialized. There are several industrial parks.
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Gateway City
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These are made due to their geographical location
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Gentrification
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Gentrification affects urban areas.
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Great cities
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There are over 100 cities in the world with great cities
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GreenBelts
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Plants and such on the border
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Griffin-Ford Model
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This model was created in the 1980's
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Harris and Ullman model
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This model was created in 1945
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High-tech corridor
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Silicon Valley is an example of a high tech corridor
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Hinterland
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Many Hinterlands never get found due to natural disasters
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Hydraulic civilization
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Many countries in Africa have undergone the change to this system
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In-filling
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Houses are usually built on places that need to be infilled
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informal sector
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Businesses try to make companies or vendor stores in these areas
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Lateral commuting
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IT usually have to Lateral Commute from place to place
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Market Area
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This is a place where most of the merchandise is sold after being advertising in the CBD.
