According to the Peripheral Model,an Urban Area Consists of an Inner

question 42

Multiple Choice

According to the peripheral model,an urban area consists of an inner city surrounded by

• A) large industrial parks far removed from any residential neighborhoods.
• B) small clusters of suburban malls and run-down shanties (shacks).
• C) large suburban residential and business areas tied together by a beltway or ring road.
• D) wealthy residential neighborhoods with no access to the inner city.
• E) a beltway of connected roads all leading to small rural areas where the rich live.

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Definitions:

Environmental Events

Occurrences in the natural or built environment that can influence the lives of individuals, communities, and ecosystems, such as natural disasters, pollution, and urban development.

Experience-Expectant

Describes neural growth that requires a certain kind of environmental stimulation that is almost certain to occur in the experience of most members of a species. An example is development of the visual system that requires exposure to light in order to occur.

Epigenesis

The control of genetic expression by both regulatory DNA and environmental factors.

Genetic Expression

The process by which information from a gene is used to synthesize functional gene products, such as proteins, which can influence an organism's traits.