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Title: chapter 7 terms

Description: terms for chapter 7

Total Flash Cards: 12

Created: 01/09/2007 06:37:42

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rural
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an area that does not include settlements of 1000 or more people
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urban
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areas of a city or town that have more then 1000 people or more
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settlement pattern
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the arrangement of farms and farmhouses in a region
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long lot
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a long, narrow farm property
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township
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an area of land that is divided up in a grid
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stassendrof
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a "street village" where the houses are all built along one main street
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agribusiness
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operations that own and farm vast amount of land, often using advanced technology
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urbanization
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a process by which so many people move to rural areas close to existing cities that these areas become urban
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rural - urban fringe
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the zone where the city and the countryside meet
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land use
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various ways people use the land
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urban sprawl
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urban growth that happens quickly and some times out of control
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zoning by-law
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a law that controls where, how much, or what kind of devvelopment takes place