Geography Human Notes World Cities
Human Geography
Mega City: A city with a metropolitan area with over 10million people.
Millionaire City: A metropolitan city area with over 1million people.
Mega City Millionaire City
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Small Town
Village
Hamlet
Individual dwelling
The Majority of mega cities and millionaire cities are found in Asia, specifically China and India due to their high population.
Major Cities
• Rome was really the first major city, with a population of 1million in ancient times.
• During the 1800s however London became the greatest city followed swiftly by the North American and Australian cities.
• In 1900s New York overtook London as the greatest city in the world.
• Since 1950 however due to a faster rate of natural increase, and internal migration developing countries have overtaken developed countries in the front of Mega Cities and Millionaire cities.
• 1950- 83millionaire Cities 2005- 336millionaire cities
• Top 10 biggest cities 1960 7/10 were developed country cities, now 3/10 are in developed countries.
• Generally the biggest cities are agglomerate cities: a city where two urban dwellings have merged to form one bigger city. Critique: Illegal immigrants and dwellers which can’t read or write are not put onto census’ Different definitions of where a city limit is. Census’ are out of date the moment they come out.
World Cities: Cities which have great influence on a global scale, because of their financial status and worldwide commercial power. Three cities sit at the top of the global hierarchy: London, New York and Tokyo. Political power centres Financial power centres Professional centres of learning (medicine, law etc.) Information and technology centres Retail and consumption (Los Angeles) Arts (Paris)
The processes below to not happen in isolation and may occur at the same time.
Urbanisation: An increase in the proportion of a country’s population that live in towns and cities
Urban Growth: An
Mega City: A city with a metropolitan area with over 10million people.
Millionaire City: A metropolitan city area with over 1million people.
Mega City Millionaire City
Large Town
Small Town
Village
Hamlet
Individual dwelling
The Majority of mega cities and millionaire cities are found in Asia, specifically China and India due to their high population.
Major Cities
• Rome was really the first major city, with a population of 1million in ancient times.
• During the 1800s however London became the greatest city followed swiftly by the North American and Australian cities.
• In 1900s New York overtook London as the greatest city in the world.
• Since 1950 however due to a faster rate of natural increase, and internal migration developing countries have overtaken developed countries in the front of Mega Cities and Millionaire cities.
• 1950- 83millionaire Cities 2005- 336millionaire cities
• Top 10 biggest cities 1960 7/10 were developed country cities, now 3/10 are in developed countries.
• Generally the biggest cities are agglomerate cities: a city where two urban dwellings have merged to form one bigger city. Critique: Illegal immigrants and dwellers which can’t read or write are not put onto census’ Different definitions of where a city limit is. Census’ are out of date the moment they come out.
World Cities: Cities which have great influence on a global scale, because of their financial status and worldwide commercial power. Three cities sit at the top of the global hierarchy: London, New York and Tokyo. Political power centres Financial power centres Professional centres of learning (medicine, law etc.) Information and technology centres Retail and consumption (Los Angeles) Arts (Paris)
The processes below to not happen in isolation and may occur at the same time.
Urbanisation: An increase in the proportion of a country’s population that live in towns and cities
Urban Growth: An