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urban geo CBDs & Suburbs
uco hurt exam 2
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Undergraduate 2
10/24/2012

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how many different types of linkages does land use in CBDs depend on
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5 different types
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what are the 5 different types of linkages that land use depends on
Definition
1) competitive linkages
2) ancillary linkages
3) comnensil linkages
4) complimentary linkages
5) profitability linkages
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businesses offering similar products cluster together so customers can comparison shop
Definition
competitive linkages
Term
service establishments that cluster near employment centers
Definition
ancillary linkages
Term
those that are symbiotic. one party benefits and one is unaffected
Definition
comnensil linkages
Term
those business that are serving the same clientel
Definition
complimentary linkages
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business willing to pay the most for rent will occupy the highest value locations
Definition
profitability linkages
Term
skyscrapers are usually considered to be what type of builidngs
Definition
american
Term
is there an accepted definition of a skyscraper?
Definition
NO
Term
in 1900 how tall was a tall building
Definition
8 stories high
Term
today, some people say that ___ stories are enough for a skyscraper
Definition
40
Term
when did skyscrapers begin
Definition
late 1800's
Term
what technologies were skyscrapers dependent on?
Definition
steel frame, electric elevators, plumbing technologies, electric lights
Term
why did corporations of the 1800's want skyscrapers
Definition
they saw them as a status symbol for their corporation
Term
which american city was the first to put up skyscrapers
Definition
chicago
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when did nyc take over chicago as the leading city in skyscrapers
Definition
in the 1920's
Term
between the 1920's and 1980's nyc had more skyscrapers than the entire country ______________.
Definition
combined
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in the US what are most skyscrapers used for
Definition
office space
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when did skyscrapers start to develop outside the cbd?
Definition
since the 1970's
Term
today, what is the main motivation to build a skyscraper
Definition
to be the tallest building in a city or region
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when did other countries start to have more skyscrapers that the US?
Definition
since the 1980's
Term
what city leads the world in skyscrapers and how many? (30 floors)
Definition
Hong Kong; 1,200
Term
what city is second in skyscrapers, how many?
Definition
NYC; 550
Term
what city is third in skyscrapers, how many
Definition
Tokyo; 350
Term
what city is fourth in skyscrapers, how many
Definition
chicago; 275
Term
what city is fifth in skyscrapers, how many
Definition
Du Bhai; 225
Term
way of predicting the population size of cities in a region.
Definition
rank-size rule
Term
according to the rank-size rule, the second largest city in a region has ____________ the population of the most populated city in a region
Definition
half (third city - 1/3; fourth city - 1/4........)
Term
who follows the rank-size rule better the US or oklahoma?
Definition
the US
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