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AP Human Geography Flashcards: Cities Across The World

Study Cities Across The World in AP Human Geography with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What is the term for the economic decline of city centers?

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ANSWER

Urban decay. Economic decline leads to abandoned buildings and population loss.

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AP Human Geography: Cities and Urban Land-Use

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This deck focuses on Cities Across The World, giving you a quick way to review the definitions, rules, and examples that matter most for AP Human Geography.

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Secondary source excerpt (about 105 words): Urban morphology studies compare colonial and indigenous city origins. In many Latin American cities founded under Spanish rule, planners applied the Law of the Indies: a central plaza, a grid of streets, and administrative and religious buildings placed prominently near the core. In contrast, older indigenous urban centers in parts of West Africa often developed around trade routes and local political authority with less standardized street grids, producing more irregular patterns and multiple market nodes. Both forms can be dense and complex, but their origins shape street layouts and land-use cores. Which option best reflects this comparison?
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