First Cities
Buildings created to store and protect agricultural production
Barns
Its design enabled the transportation of people and goods by sea
Ships
Name two reasons why people moved away from Industrial areas
Pollution, factory noise, poor housing conditions, etc.
Name two of the technological innovations that have enabled the development of Global Cities
Internet, aeroplanes, real-time communication, open-source education, telephones, online banking, etc.
It describes the state of a place in terms of its production and consumption dynamics
Economy
The key component of first settlements was the transition from nomadic life to…
Sedentary life
The emerging needs of the growing human settlements gave rise to new activities or jobs, such as:
Craftsmen, merchants, agricultural peasants, furniture makers, artisans, etc.
They were first created to speed up the transportation of goods overland to reduce production costs
Trains
Known as companies that operate in more than one country with a centralised management structure
Multinational corporations
Name two characteristics of megacities
Large population, located near bodies of water, land use variable, etc.
It was one of the main limitations of early cities
Transport
Early transport technologies enabled the creation of ______ systems among different cities
Trade / commercial
The ______ to ______ migration, during the Industrial City, gave rise to one of the most significant population growths in history
Rural-Urban
It is known as the trade between international companies or organisations
Global Economy
Name two forces that influence the urbanisation process of a city
Climate conditions, social change, economic structure, technology, knowledge, etc
The increase in the production of food per unit land made possible a ______ economy
Free-exchange
Overland trade routes led to the creation of…
Market towns
The use of machines and the invention of the steam power gave rise to an economy of…
Mass-production
Known as companies that operate in more than one country with a decentralised management structure
Transnational corporations
Name two characteristics of slums
No access to clean water, substandard housing, poor infrastructure, high crime rate, etc.
What activity or technology-enabled the formation of the first human settlements?
Agriculture
The discovery of sea routes to ______ & ______ created new patterns of economic and international exchange
Asia & America
The concentration of ever-larger populations gave rise to the creation of major ______ centres
Industrial / Business / Manufacturing
Cities in the Global _____ are falling behind due to the lack of access to advanced communication technologies
South
Which are the two revolutions that changed the history of urbanisation?
Agricultural and Industrial revolutions