Across
- 5. To move people, jobs, services, or power away from a central location and spread them across a wider area.
- 6. cities Cities shaped by widespread car ownership, highways, parking lots, and low-density suburban development.
- 9. The movement of people, businesses, and development from central cities to suburbs.
- 12. The process of improving or rebuilding older urban areas, often by replacing outdated buildings or changing land use.
- 13. A low-density community located beyond the suburbs, often with residents who commute to the metropolitan area.
- 14. The spread of low-density development outward from a city, often dependent on automobiles and consuming rural or agricultural land.
- 16. development Development that uses vacant or underused land within already built-up urban areas.
- 17. statistical area A U.S. Census-defined area made up of a large urban core and surrounding communities that are economically connected to it, often through commuting.
- 18. rate The percentage of a population living in urban areas, or the rate at which an area’s urban population grows.
Down
- 1. A rapidly growing suburban city with a large population but no traditional downtown core.
- 2. A political and economic system in which the government or community controls property and resources, with the goal of reducing class differences.
- 3. Urban Revolution The rapid growth of cities during and after the Industrial Revolution, when industrialization, transportation, and economic change caused large-scale urbanization.
- 4. An economic system in which most businesses, property, and resources are privately owned and goods are produced for profit.
- 7. area A built-up area with high population density, many buildings, and economic activities not primarily based on agriculture.
- 8. A residential or mixed-use area located outside the central city but connected to the larger urban area.
- 9. suburb A residential area that developed outside a city center along streetcar or trolley lines before widespread automobile use.
- 10. city A large center of business, shopping, and entertainment located outside the traditional downtown, often near highways.
- 11. A large, important city that serves as a major economic, political, cultural, or transportation center for a region.
- 15. statistical area A U.S. Census-defined area centered on a smaller urban area with surrounding communities connected to it economically, often through commuting.