AP Urbanization & City Models

Question 1

What is urbanization?

Accepted Answer

The increase in population living in urban areas relative to rural areas

Answer

Urbanization is the process by which an increasing proportion of a population comes to live in urban areas, driven by economic opportunities and social factors.

Question 2

What is the concentric zone model of urban structure?

Accepted Answer

A model showing cities growing outward in rings from the central business district

Answer

The concentric zone model, developed by Ernest Burgess, depicts cities as growing outward in concentric rings from a central business district.

Question 3

What is a megalopolis?

Accepted Answer

A large urbanized region formed by several metropolitan areas merging together

Answer

A megalopolis is a large, continuous urbanized region formed when multiple metropolitan areas grow together, such as the Northeast corridor from Boston to Washington D.C.

Question 4

What is gentrification?

Accepted Answer

The process of renovating deteriorated neighborhoods, often displacing lower-income residents

Answer

Gentrification involves the renovation and improvement of deteriorated urban neighborhoods, often resulting in increased property values and displacement of lower-income residents.

Question 5

What is the difference between a suburb and an exurb?

Accepted Answer

Suburbs are adjacent to cities; exurbs are beyond suburbs in more rural areas

Answer

Suburbs are residential areas adjacent to cities, while exurbs are communities beyond the suburbs, further from the urban center, often in more rural settings.

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AP Urbanization & City Models