Unit 6 FACTS, NOTES, AND INFO Flashcards
Understand Unit 6. (15 cards)
What is:
Site?
(The exact placement of a … on the …)
The exact placement of a settlement on the Earth
What can a site have?
Flat/hilly land, and it can also be on a body of water
Why were most early cities settled on water?
Because of access for trade. Some cities also took advantage of the area they were in.
In Rome for example, the city was built on hilltops as a natural defense barrier for the city
What is:
Situation?
(Where a … is in relation to its surrounding …s)
Where a city is in relation to its surrounding features
Situation features can be natural or not…
An example of this is Paris which lies near the center of a very good agricultural area, and has a river that’s easy to navigate, plus more navigable areas, which created roads leading straight to Paris
Where were the earliest settlements?
A. The US
B. Western Europe
C. East Asia
D. North Africa
E. NONE!
The earliest settlement was in the Middle East (Southwest Asia)
What is the largest settlement today?
A. Lagos of Nigeria
B. New York of the US
C. Tokyo of Japan
D. Bejing of China
E. Paris of France
C. Tokyo of Japan!
Whats the difference between a megacity and a metacity?
Megacity - A city with 10 million or more people
Metacity - A city with 20 million or more people
What are the pros and cons of people moving into cities?
PROS - More diveristy, more socializing, more job opportunites, etc.
CONS - Higher cost of living, more density, more pollution, etc.
What are some of the Alpha Cities?
(Alpha = Dominant, major)
New York, Shanghai, and London to name a few
What does the Central Place Theory explain?
It explains how consumer services follow a specific pattern
What does the Bid Rent Theory explain?
It explains how the price and demand for land changes based on the distance from the marketplace
Density…
High Density - Cities
Medium Density - Suburbs
Low Density - Rural areas
What is:
Infrastucture?
(The underlying … of a country and its $ that it needs in order to function)
The underlying structure of a country and its economy that it needs in order to function
What is:
New Urbanism?
A form of growth designed to limit concrete jungles (Urban Sprawl)
