AP Human Unit 6 test Flashcards
City
a conglomeration of people and buildings clustered
together to serve as a center of politics, culture, and
economics.
urban
the city and the surrounding environs connected to the city.
Urban Morphology
The layout of a city, its physical form and structure.
The Second Urban Revolution
A large-scale movement of people to cities to work in manufacturing
how was the 2nd urban revolution made possible
Second Agricultural revolution that improved food production and created a surplus
Industrial revolution, which encouraged growth of cities near industrial centers
Rank-Size Rule
Largest city = 12 million
2nd largest = 6 million
3rd largest = 4 million
4th largest = 3 million
German Felix Auerbach but linguist George Zipf in 1941
Primate City
The city is disproportionately larger than the rest of the cities in a country
examples of primate cities
London UK
Mexico City, Mexico
Paris France
what are city models the study off
functional zonation
functional zonation
Division of the city into certain regions for certain purposes
what do American CBDs typically have
high land values, tall buildings, busy traffic, converging highways, and mass transit systems
Central City
main city with suburbs surrounding it
Five Hearths of Urbanization
Mesopotamia,
Nile River Valley,
Indus River Valley,
Huang He and Wei River Valleys
Mesoamerica,
Edge Cities
Characterized by extensive amounts of office and retail space, few residential areas, and modern buildings
where are edge cities often located
intersections and developed around big regional shopping centers
why did early cities develop
with the need for organization to create irrigation and provide enough food
what helped certain towns thrive
Availability of water, good
farmland and defensible sites
what can create urban growth
Positions on travel & trade
routes
what were the first 2 cities of the Indus River Valley
Harappa and
Mohenjo-Daro
what did each Greek city have
acropolis (high city) for defense.
