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| scientific study of population |
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| growth of towns and cities as more people move into urban center |
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| referring to low-density housing areas |
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| central business district (CBD) |
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| downtown area of a town or city |
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| never enough tax money to pay for all services to run a city efficiently |
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| number of customers needed in order to make a business profitable |
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| a region that is closely economically linked to a nearby city or town |
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| services/facilities that allow mobility and enhance productivity |
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| spread of city buildings/houses in areas that used to be countryside |
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| two events that changed population |
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1)agricultural evolution-introduction of farming around 8000BCE "cradle of civilization" - *went from rural to urban settlements*
2)industrial revolution-invention of the steam engine in the 18th century - *first countries to industrialize, were the first to urbanize* |
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| pattern of where peple live in a region |
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| where resources are focused |
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| buildings are along a transportation route: roads, rivers |
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| buildings are clustered for defense |
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| technology allows various patterns |
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| number of people divide by area (#ppl/km^2) |
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| area of settlement with dispersed population - low density (less than 400ppl/km^2) |
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| area of settlement with concentrated population - high density (more than 400ppl/km^2) |
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1)site-physical characteristics of land on which the settlement is built - includes vegetation cover, drainage, soil, landforms
2)situation-relationship between settlement and its wider surroundings - includes accessibility and hinterland |
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| IF SITE AND SITUATION ARE FAVORABLE, COMMUNITY WILL PROSPER AND GROW |
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| natural harbor, mountatins to east |
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| function of urban settlements |
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1)basic industries
2)non-basic industries |
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"town forming" activities that serve community and hinterland
-brings money into city/town
ex: mine, factory, university |
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"town serving" activities which exist to meet needs of local population
-recycles money from city
ex: grocery store |
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| 5 types of commercial land use |
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local service centers-ex:drugstore
neighborhood plazas & ribbons-ex:bakery
community shopping centers-ex:jeweler
regional shopping centers-ex:polo
CBD-ex:specialized stores |
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| low,middle, high-order goods |
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low-products that are purchased frequently
middle-products purchased ocasionally
high-products purchased infrequently |
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| types of residential density |
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1)low-res.den: single family houses, duplexes, semi-detatched houses
medium res.den: townhouses, low rise apartments
high res.den: high rise apartments |
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1)expressways-largest capacity roads, designed to carry huge amts of traffic quickly over long distances(route90)
2)arterial roads-carry moderate amts of traffic over shorter distances(mcphillips)
3)local roads-smaller and narrower, take ppl from their homes to arterial roads(tallman) |
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1)industrial:-basic industry-assemble and distribute manufactured goods that are being mass produced
-exist to provide housing, services for people who work in this production
ex:detroit
2)transportation hub:-basic industry-moving goods
ex:vancouver
3)tourist city:-basic industry-physical natural wonder
ex:niagara falls
4)resource-based community:-basic industry-extracting/producing raw material
ex:thompson
5)service center:-basic industry-specialized serve like a federal government
ex:ottawa |
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a)birth rate=#births/1000
#births/total populationx1000
b)death rate=#deaths/1000
#deaths/total populationx1000
calculate N.I=BR-DR over 1000x100 |
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a)immigration rate=#ppl/1000
#immigrants/total populationx1000
b)emigration rate=#ppl/1000
#emigrants/total populationx1000
calculate N.M=IR-ER over 1000x100 |
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| natural increase+net migration |
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| calculate how long it will take a country to double |
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| multiplier effect + how detroit is affected |
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one basic industry = 3 non basic industries
Detroit is a motor city, which is a basic industry. The basic industry crashed, so one job lost resulted to 3 more jobs lost. Population decreased by 20% due to people moving out of city to find jobs. |
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