5.1 Flashcards
Chicago is situatate on the shore of
lake mishigan
how many people live in chicago
2.9 million makking it the third most populated city
what three parts make up chicago
city center, central city and suburbs
when was chicago founded
1833
why is chicago’s layoaut diffrent compared to other city’s?
it’s built in a sort of grid wich is differnt from other city’s where they where built to fit as manny builldings in a small space as they could
what is the CBD?
central buissnes district where moste of the offices, hotels and shops arelocated also refferd to as downtown and home to the most expensive shopping street North Michigan Avenue
what is the Loop?
a circular railway that runs along a viaduct above the city. Where all the metro lines meet
name the two parts of the central city
the neighbourhoods in the north: where prosperous people live while the poor neighbourhoods are in the south and west
what are ethnic neighbourhods
Neighbourhoods in which the majority of residents belong to a specific population
which population groups live in the north of chicago
mainly Anglo-Americans who are English-speaking Americans who came originally from Europe
which population groups live in the south of chicago
Afro-Americans
which population groups live in the west of chicago
Hispanics
what is a ghetto
A very poor ethnic neighbourhood
what is urban sprawl
Large-scale expansion of suburbs into the surrounding countryside.
in what state is chicago
illinois
