(World Geo) Unit 6: Rural vs. Urban

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Across
  1. 4. cities distributed based on roles as service providers for surrounding areas
  2. 7. houses are built close to each other & around a central point like a market market
  3. 8. large city w/significant economic, political, cultural area
  4. 11. urban planning approach focusing on sustainable development, promoting efficient land use, creates livable communities
  5. 13. redrawing boundaries of electoral districts to reflect changes in population, ensure fair representation
  6. 15. pattern of buildings spread out across area, separated by land, no central focus
  7. 16. relating to, or characteristic of the countryside (not urban)
  8. 20. (agricultural) cutting down & burning trees, brush, foliage to clear land + prepare for cultivation; 12,000 years old
  9. 22. growth of US cities based on economic & physical geography
  10. 23. (CBD) main area of a city or town devoted to commerce & business
  11. 25. community of people
  12. 27. the spread of a city into the area surrounding it, often without planning
Down
  1. 1. creation of communities in an area surrounding a city
  2. 2. process of a poor urban area is changed by wealthier people moving in, improving housing, attracting new businesses, often displacing current inhabitants in process
  3. 3. cities grow & develop externally in concentric zones; expands radially from core to several concentric circles
  4. 5. chain of cities whose population = ten million+ (ex: Boston > Washington D.C. "Boswash"...50,000,000+ people)
  5. 6. setting someone or something apart from others
  6. 8. “metropolitan” + “complex” / 2+ cities that have merged together (ex: Tokyo /Yokohama
  7. 9. cities have multiple centers (or nuclei) around which various activities and developments cluster
  8. 10. way of life of peoples move cyclically or periodically, not sedentary
  9. 12. 'ribbon farms' (strip farms, river lots); long, narrow land divisions for farming, usually lined up along a waterway
  10. 14. increasing the 'urban' nature of an area
  11. 17. plans / activities upgrading neighborhoods and suburbs in decay
  12. 18. (agriculture) production of food primarily for consumption by the farmer, found in less developed countries
  13. 19. technique in which steps are carved into mountainous regions to create farmable land
  14. 21. (factors) big picture factors, connections to area
  15. 22. outlying district of city (especially residential)
  16. 24. (factors) exact location--landforms, climate, vegetation, availability of water, soil
  17. 26. relating to, or characteristic of a town or city (not rural)