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UCO urban geo exam 1
development of the american urban system
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Geography
Undergraduate 2
09/19/2012

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mercantile city (pre - 1840):
cities before 1840 were _________ _____________
Definition
walkable and pedestrian
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mercantile city (pre - 1840):
transportation in the mercantile city was mainly _________ _______
Definition
water based
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what were the dates for the mercantile city?
Definition
pre-1840
Term
mercantile city (pre - 1840):
4 common things about the mercantile city
Definition
1)wealthiest people live in the central city
2) neighborhoods are separated by occupation and to a lesser degree social status
3) poorest got moved to fringes of cities
4) walkable
Term
what were the dates for the trnsitional city?
Definition
1840-1875
Term
transitional city (1840-1875):
when did rural to urban migration happen?
Definition
during the trnsitional city
Term
transitional city (1840-1875):
prime real estate was bought by _________ during the transitional city
Definition
factories
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transitional city (1840-1875):
omni-bus
Definition
horse drawn trolley that went 6mph
Term
transitional city (1840-1875):
how much did a roundtrip ride on the omnibus cost?
Definition
15-25 cents
Term
transitional city (1840-1875):
what was a major problem for the omni bus?
Definition
horse poop
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when did the industrial city happen?
Definition
1875-1920
Term
industrial city (1875-1920):
period of continued growth in the _________ and ________________
Definition
economy; city populations
Term
industrial city (1875-1920):
prime locations in cites are the ___________ _____________
Definition
industrial zones
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industrial city (1875-1920):
start to see the movement of
Definition
wealthy people to outside of the city
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industrial city (1875-1920):
what happens for the first time?
Definition
zoning
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industrial city (1875-1920):
what was the first zoning for?
Definition
keep poor people out of middle class neighborhoods
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industrial city (1875-1920):
use of street ________
Definition
cars
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industrial city (1875-1920):
street cars open up the suburbs to the
Definition
middle class
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industrial city (1875-1920):
what do street cars create?
Definition
finger-like development
Term
suburban infill (1920-1945):
beginnings of _______ _______
Definition
suburban sprawl
Term
suburban infill (1920-1945):
what caused suburban sprawl
Definition
the rise of the automobile
Term
suburban infill (1920-1945):
planned ________ begin
Definition
neighborhoods
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Freeways and Metropolitan Sprawl (1945-1972):
returning men from the war come home and dont care
Definition
where they live
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Freeways and Metropolitan Sprawl (1945-1972):
movement to diffenernt places for the first time. in particular
Definition
the sunbelt
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Freeways and Metropolitan Sprawl (1945-1972):
saw the decline of the
Definition
CBD
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Post-suburban development (1972-present):
continued decline of the
Definition
CBD
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Post-suburban development (1972-present):
edge city -
Definition
suburban concentration of residences business and shopping
Term
Post-suburban development (1972-present):
stealth cities
Definition
suburban areas growing at a faster rate but are part of a larger metro area aka boom burbs
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