Urban Geography

1. Urban Geography Cities develop and grow primarily because they are the centers for providing _______________ and because of important physical geographic features such as : Access to these and the ____________ opportunities they provide has been a major pull factor of the cities. This fact has increased the amount of the world’s population living in cities in two ways: 1) ________ of people --- 3% in 1800, 6% in 1850, 14% in 1900 ,30% in 1950 to over 65% today 2)_____________ of people (Developed countries have high %, but developing countries have more of the very large cities --- 7 out of the top 10 cities, and 16 of the top 20) The growth of population of urban areas in this way is known as _________________________. The rapid growth of this process is the result of 2 major changes in world economic structure: 1) The _______________________ ______________________ in the 19th Century. 2) Growth of the ____________________ sector in the 20th Century.

2. _____________________ are broken down into 3 major branches: A)_________________ = Nearly ½ all US jobs. Main types = Retail, Education, Health, and Leisure. B)_________________= Roughly ¼ of all US jobs. Branches = Professional, Financial, and Transportation. C)_________________= 16% of US Jobs. Types --- Federal, State, and Local Govt. Workers Throughout history these services have been important --- Permanent settlements existed before written history in 4 - 5 main hearths: Services provided there were centered around the 3 major branches as well: Consumer = Burial and honoring the dead, housing ____________ & _______________, and_______________ making tools, clothing, and containers. Business = Settlements provided a place to store ______________________ food and _________________ w/ other groups. Public = Early civilizations housed ____________________ leaders, _________________ forces , and religious centers. For over 2,000 years most of the world’s largest cities have been located in ________________ a majority of the time. Listed below are the largest world cities at the time listed and the date they hit a population milestone: Around 700 BC – Babylon, Babylonia (Iraq) --- 1st city over 200,000 Around 700 AD – Baghad, Iraq --- 1st city over 1 million Around 1750 AD – London, England – 1st over 5 million Around 1950 AD – New York, USA --- 1st over 10 million Around 2000 AD – Tokyo, Japan --- 1st over 20 million

3. A key feature of any city is known as the _____________ _______________ _______________. This is also known as ______________________ and is an important place for a city as it is: 1) Usually is one of the ______________________ districts of the city. 2) Often the _______________ site of the settlement. 3) The best-known and most ______________________ distinctive areas in the city. 4) Attractive to all __________________ because of its accessibility. 5) Focal point of the region’s ____________________ network. Cities are connected to their regions and other places by two important systems that have impacted their development over time:______________________ and ____________________. Both of these have played important roles in the urbanization and _________________________ trends in the US over the past 200 years. Lets brainstorm types of each system(start with earliest forms) and how they impact city development: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Impacts = Impacts=