Unit 7 (cities, areas of contrast assessment) Flashcards
(9 cards)
We can distinguish an urban area from a rural one by…
The high population density
The predominance of artificial land use in the area
it’s dense road
transport network
intense economic activity
The European Pentagon is formed of…
London, Hamburg, Berlin, Milan and Paris
A mega city is a …
City with more than 10 million inhabitants
A large urban area formed by the growth of several metropolitan areas is called a…
Conurbation
The city centre is…
The area the city occupied before it expanded
The global network consists of…
Global cities, continental cities, national cities, regional cities and other cities
Within the hierarchy of Spanish cities, Madrid and Barcelona are both…
Global cities and national metropolises
The main urban challenges currently facing city councils are…
air pollution, traffic, resource supply and waste management and ghettos
The term “economies of agglomeration” refers to…
A number of advantages that cities provide businesses that are located close to each other
