Vocabulary
To move to a new country
Immigration
Population required to make a location "Urban"
1000
Land used for transportation
Transportational
Number of Megacities that exist as of 2020
34
This is the largest city in the world in land area
New York City, USA ***DAILY DOUBLE***
A settlement build around a central or common point and spreading outward
Nucleated settlement
The 3 types of settlement patterns
Dispersed, Linear, and Concentrated
We are currently on this type of land usage
Institutional
Number of Megacities that are predicted to exist by 2035
48
This country has the most cities in the world
China
Cities built around the economic focus of manufacturing items
Industrial Cities
Type of land use that is made up mostly of living space
Residential
The amount of land roughly dedicated to commercial land use
5%
2 examples of urban challenges faced by megacities
List 2 examples (Schneider will confirm)
The most populated city in the world
Tokyo, Japan (38 million people)
This is the term for a reason that someone might immigrate to a new country
Pull Factor ***DAILY DOUBLE***
Settlement pattern where buildings are situated in a line
Linear
Type of land use that makes up about 7% of land use
Industrial
Name of a megacity in South America
Bogota, Rio de Janeiro, etc..
This is the richest city in the world
Hong Kong, China
System of land distribution where each lot is an equal rectangular plot that has access to a water source
Long Lot
Name of the ski hill on top of a processing plant in Copenhagen
Copenhill ***DAILY DOUBLE***
The 4 factors that affect land use
Land Value, Zoning, Technology, Climate
Population required for a city to be deemed a megacity
Over 10 million people
This is the coldest city in the world
Yakutsk, Russia