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Chapter 2 Influences on Housing

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agrarianPeople who earn their living from the land
DensityThe number of people in a given area
architectA person who designs buildings and supervises their construction.
row housesA continous group of dwellings linked by common sidewalls.
Tenement housesHouses that are not up to the quality living standards that are best for people; may be built with inferior workmanship or
substandardHouses that are not up to the quality living standards that are best for people; may be built with inferior workmanship or
censusAn official count of the population by the government.
tract housesGroups of similarly designed houses built on a tract of land. sub
new townAn urban development consisting of a small to midsize city with a broad range of housing and planned industrial, commercial, educational, and recreational facilities
subdivisionThe division of a tract of land into two or more parcels that makes it easier to sell
cultureThe beliefs, social customs, and traits of a group of people.
hoganA building made of logs and mud and inhabited by the Navajo.
baby boomersMembers of the adult population born during the period after World War II called the “baby boom,” which occurred between 1946 and 1964.
dual-career family. A type of family that occurs when both adults in a family are employed outside the home.
gross domestic productThe value of all goods and services produced within a country
high techThe latest technology
telecommutingWorking at home or at another site through an electronic link to a computer network at a central office.
SunbeltThe southern and southwestern regions of the United States
InfrastructureThe underlying foundation or basic framework.
topographyThe arrangement of physical features of the land; the art of representing such features on maps and charts.



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