AP®︎ Human Geography Unit 6: Notes & Study Guide
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with a comprehensive review on Unit 6 of AP Human Geography – Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns and Processes.
Unit 6: Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns and Processes
This unit analyzes urban development, city models, infrastructure, urbanization trends, and challenges related to sustainability and inequality.
Begin with Topic 6.1: The Origin and Influences...To review Unit 6, go through each of the 11 topics below.
Everything you actually need to know for your Unit 6 test, pulled directly from the AP® Human Geography curriculum.
The Origin and Influences of Urbanization
The Origin and Influences of Urbanization
- What Urbanization and Suburbanization Are
- Why Cities Started and Why They Formed Where They Did
- Main Drivers of Urbanization
Cities Across the World
Cities Across the World
- What Urbanization and Suburbanization Are
- Very Large Cities Around the World
- Outward Metropolitan Growth
Cities and Globalization
Cities and Globalization
- What World Cities Are
- The World Urban Hierarchy
- Cities as Nodes and Linkages in Global Networks
The Size and Distribution of Cities
The Size and Distribution of Cities
- What an Urban System Is
- Models of City Size and Distribution
- How Central Place Theory Works
The Internal Structure of Cities
The Internal Structure of Cities
- What the Internal Structure of Cities Is
- Bid-Rent Theory
- North American Urban Models
Density and Land Use
Density and Land Use
- What Residential Density and Residential Land Use Are
- Low-, Medium-, and High-Density Housing
- Why Density Varies Across a City
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
- What Urban Infrastructure Is
- Location Quality and Access
- How Infrastructure Shapes Development
Urban Sustainability
Urban Sustainability
- What Urban Sustainability Is
- Urban Design Initiatives and Zoning Practices
- How the Initiatives Work Together
Urban Data
Urban Data
- What Urban Data Show
- Types of Urban Data
- Reading Maps, Tables, and Graphs
Challenges of Urban Changes
Challenges of Urban Changes
- What Urban Change Within a City Is
- Housing, Segregation, and Uneven Neighborhood Decline
- Disamenities, Environmental Injustice, and Informal Settlements
Challenges of Urban Sustainability
Challenges of Urban Sustainability
- What Urban Sustainability Is
- Major Urban Sustainability Challenges
- Main Policy Responses
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