Saturday, April 25, 2015

Intro to Urban Geography

Intro to Urban Geography


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  • 1. Intro to Urban Geography AP Human Geography - Damon - April 2015
  • 2. New York, NY
  • 3. Shanghai, China
  • 4. Hong Kong, SAR China
  • 5. Nairobi, Kenya
  • 6. Paris, France
  • 7. Cairo, Egypt
  • 8. Moscow, Russia
  • 9. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 10. What is Urbanization? The growth of a central city and its suburbs The “Nail House” in Chongqing, China
  • 11. Global population now 54% urban, 46% rural
  • 12. Percent Urban Population Developed world is most urbanized, but developing world is urbanizing at the fastest pace.
  • 13. Urban Growth 2002-2015
  • 14. Megaregions
  • 15. World’s Largest Urban Agglomerations (Urban Areas)
  • 16. What Is A City? A node in a circulation system of people, resources, goods, services and ideas. There is no set size for a city - definitions vary from country to country and state to state.
  • 17. Terms • Urban: town or city, high density of human-made structures • Micropolitan: urban area with population of 10,000-49,000 (U.S.) • Metropolitan: densely populated urban core & its surrounding areas sharing industry, infrastructure & housing • Exurban: prosperous communities beyond the suburbs that are commuter towns for an urban area
  • 18. Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas
  • 19. Metropolitan Areas Micropolitan Areas
  • 20. 1st Urban Revolution • Corresponds to 1st Ag Revolution • Dates? • Crops, domesticated animals • Food surpluses - not everyone has to be a farmer –People no longer have to move in search of food –Rise of specialization & social classes –Populations grow - cities emerge
  • 21. Hearths of Urbanization
  • 22. Mesopotamia - 3500 BCE
  • 23. 2nd Urban Revolution • Corresponds to Industrial Revolution & 2nd Ag Revolution –Dates? –Mechanization - greater ag surpluses –Industrialization • Large scale movement of people to cities to work in factories
  • 24. Site and Situation Affect Whether Or Not Cities Grow and Prosper • Situation: characteristics of the relative location of a city – Accessibility – Connectivity – Proximity to resources • Site: characteristics of the absolute location of a city – Landforms – Climate – Vegetation – Water supply – Soil quality – Minerals – Wildlife
  • 25. Today, situation is the most important factor in the growth of a city.
  • 26. Megacities: Population = 10 Million +
  • 27. World City: Important Node in Global Economic System
  • 28. The World is Spiky
  • 29. A leading city that is disproportionately larger than the other cities in the country. London, UK Mexico City, Mexico Paris, France Primate City
  • 30. Rank-Size Rule • Population of city is inversely proportional to its rank in the urban hierarchy. • For example: Largest city = Population 12 million 2nd largest = Population 6 million 3rd largest = Population 4 million 4th largest = Population 3 million • Does not work in regions with primate cities
  • 31. Largest Cities in U.S. Does Rank-Size Rule Work?
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