Urbanism
What is a CBD? and where is it located on the concentric model.
A Central business district; where a lot of economic activity takes place.
What was the main reason for Rural to Urban migration?
The Industrial Revolution.
List the urban Hierarchy in order (Smallest to Largest)
1. Hamlet
2. Village
3. Town
4. City
5. Megalopolis
Name 3 things that slum areas do not have.
Permanent housing, sanitation, large living spaces, Water, safety.
What is Urban Geography
The study of systems of cities; study of the internal parts of cities.
In what century did the Industrial Revolution occur?
The 1800s.
what are Primate cities?
Which states have the largest slums?
South Africa, Kenya, India, Pakistan, and Mexico
Urban areas are large in size, have high density, and have social heterogeneity. answer in a question.
What is Urbanization?
Over _____ of all people are in urbans areas now.
Half
Where were early states mostly located?
Mesopotamia, the Tigris/Euphrates Rivers, the Nile River, the Indus River, and near the Aegean Sea.
According to the image, why might be the cause for this?
Redlining and poverty leads to segregation & housing discrimination
Define a metropolitan statistical area
Metropolitan statistical area: a county or multiple counties with a large number of commuters (from in and out) and a minimum of one urbanized area with at least 50,000 people.
What are the 3 main characteristics of rural areas?
Homogeneous, far from the city, and less dense.
Washington D.C. is a major center for what?
Public services
According to the Image, what might be some of the obstacles that occur?
High density people, traffic, less sanitary, more crime.
Define what was the Preindustrial era and Industrial Era about and give examples
Preindustrial era = mercantilism (based on trade)
Industrial era = manufacturing (railroads rather waterways, mechanization and more transportation)
Under what category does Iowa fall under according to the image?
Mostly around Below average to well below average. (below $500-703)
Name one example for each tier of a city. (Top, Second, Third tiers)
Top tier- London, New York, Tokyo
Second tier- Cities in the U.S and West Europe, Sao Paulo, and Singapore
Third tier- Bombay, Hong Kong, Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg in Africa.
What are some economical issues?
Urban Decay, urban blight, concentrated poverty, and the cycle of poverty.