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WorksheetsAP Human Geography Unit 6.1, 6.2, & 6.3
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 38mins
What were the earliest settlements?
agricultural villages
near rivers
flat land
mountainous regions
Socioeconomic stratification
the addition of people into different wealth classes
the structuring of society into socioeconomic classes - including leaders
money stuff
ur mom
There are 6 major urban hearth areas.
Mesoamerica(1500 BCE)
Andean Region(2000 BCE)
Nile Valley(3200 BCE)
The Red Sea(3000 BCE)
The Light reservation(1200 BCE)
There are 6 major urban hearth areas.
Indus Valley(3000 BCE)
Mesopotamia(4500 BCE)
Huang He(2500 BCE)
The Nile River(1000 BCE)
Present Day Hong Kong(1500 ADE)
Site of early cities:
All are located in river valleys or near lakes/mountains streams
Why? water for irrigation, drinking sanitation, and transportation
True
False
Situation of early cities
Most are NOT located close to agricultural villages, trad routes, raw materials, or transportation corridors
True
False
In Europe what two major civilizations were responsible for diffusing urbanization?
Greece
Rome
Germany
Spain
How did Greece become responsible for diffusing urbanization?
It established cities as far away as Spain, France, Italy, and North Africa
It built cities throughout France, Germany, England, Spain, the Alpine countries, and parts of Eastern Europe.
It caused the Roman Empire to decline
Caused a decrease of innovations in transportation
How did Rome become responsible for diffusing urbanization?
It established cities as far away as Spain, France, Italy, and North Africa
It built cities throughout France, Germany, England, Spain, the Alpine countries, and parts of Eastern Europe.
It caused the Roman Empire to decline
Caused a decrease of innovations in transportation
As the Roman Empire declined, Spanish cities thrived under Moorish Rule
True
False
Urbanization in China.
Cities developed along sacred sites
Several indigenous American cultures were established cities before Spanish colonization
Cities were NOT developed along sacred sites
Urbanization in the Americans.
Cities developed along sacred sites
Several indigenous American cultures were established cities before Spanish colonization
Cities were NOT developed along sacred sites
Urbanization in Spain.
Cities developed along sacred sites
Several indigenous American cultures were established cities before Spanish colonization
Cities were NOT developed along sacred sites
As the Roman Empire declined, Spanish cities thrived under Moorish Rule.
True or False? Mass urbanization(the second urban revolution) occurred hand in hand with industrialization
(a)
True or false? Due to farm labor being replaced with mechanization --> people moved to cities to find work in newly established factories
(a)
True or False? As industrialization diffused, mass urbanization did NOT diffuse with it.
(a)
Innovations in transportation and communication have changed the shape, layout, and size of cities.
True
False
Examples of Transportation
Automobiles
Subways
trains
trams/streetcars
Examples of Communication
Telephone
Telegraph
Fax
The interwebz
The examples of communication and transportation allow people to live farther from the place of employment.
(ex. AUTOMOBILE, telephone, etc.)
True
False
Government policies do not help keep a city alive and growing
true
false
City/Municipality
the central city and the surrounding suburbs
legally incorporated self-governing polity. Often share boundaries with other cities, but would typically be visible only on a map
a collection of adjacent cities across which population is high and continuous
a chain of connected cities
Urban Area
the central city and the surrounding suburbs
legally incorporated self-governing polity. Often share boundaries with other cities, but would typically be visible only on a map
a collection of adjacent cities across which population is high and continuous
a chain of connected cities
Megalopolis
the central city and the surrounding suburbs
legally incorporated self-governing polity. Often share boundaries with other cities, but would typically be visible only on a map
a collection of adjacent cities across which population is high and continuous
a chain of connected cities
Metropolitan Area
the central city and the surrounding suburbs
legally incorporated self-governing polity. Often share boundaries with other cities, but would typically be visible only on a map
a collection of adjacent cities across which population is high and continuous
a chain of connected cities
Urbanized area
the central city and suburbs with 50,000+ residents
2,500-49,999 residents
a city of at least 50,000 people, the county in which it is located, and adjacent countries that have a high degree of social and economics interaction with the urban core.
a city of between 10k - 49,999 residents the county in which it is located, and adjacent countries that have a high degree of social and economics interaction with the urban core.
Urban cluster
the central city and suburbs with 50,000+ residents
2,500-49,999 residents
a city of at least 50,000 people, the county in which it is located, and adjacent countries that have a high degree of social and economics interaction with the urban core.
a city of between 10k - 49,999 residents the county in which it is located, and adjacent countries that have a high degree of social and economics interaction with the urban core.
Metropolitan Statistical Area(MSA)
the central city and suburbs with 50,000+ residents
2,500-49,999 residents
a city of at least 50,000 people, the county in which it is located, and adjacent countries that have a high degree of social and economics interaction with the urban core.
a city of between 10k - 49,999 residents the county in which it is located, and adjacent countries that have a high degree of social and economics interaction with the urban core.
Micropolitan Statistical Area(μSA)
the central city and suburbs with 50,000+ residents
2,500-49,999 residents
a city of at least 50,000 people, the county in which it is located, and adjacent countries that have a high degree of social and economics interaction with the urban core.
a city of between 10k - 49,999 residents the county in which it is located, and adjacent countries that have a high degree of social and economics interaction with the urban core.
Combined Statistical Area
the central city and suburbs with 50,000+ residents
Two or more overlapping MSAs and/or μSAs
a city of at least 50,000 people, the county in which it is located, and adjacent countries that have a high degree of social and economics interaction with the urban core.
a city of between 10k - 49,999 residents the county in which it is located, and adjacent countries that have a high degree of social and economics interaction with the urban core.
Combined Statistical Area
the central city and suburbs with 50,000+ residents
Two or more overlapping MSAs and/or μSAs
a city of at least 50,000 people, the county in which it is located, and adjacent countries that have a high degree of social and economics interaction with the urban core.
a city of between 10k - 49,999 residents the county in which it is located, and adjacent countries that have a high degree of social and economics interaction with the urban core.
Population Characteristics
Cities have a high degree of social heterogeneity(very diverse)
Cities are diverse because they are centers of immigration
Cities are not very diverse because they are centers of emigration
Cities have a low degree of social heterogeneity(very diverse)
There is 55% of people that live in cities and the UN estimates that it will rise to 68% in 2050. Most of this growth will be in LDCs
True
False
A city with more than 10 million people
Mega city
Meta city
A megalopolias
A city with more than 20 million people
Mega city
Meta city
A megalopolias
Out of the 30 largest megacities in the world, 23 are in MDCs.
True
False
Of 16 metacities, 13 are in LDCs
True
False
China has the most megacities of any country
True
False
Challenges facing megacities in LDCs
Ethnic Conflict
Unemployment
Lack of Infrastructure
A decrease in environmental problems
Challenges facing megacities in LDCs pt. 2
Inadequate housing --> squatter settlements
Environmental problems(air + water)
Loss of farmland as the city expands
A decrease in environmental problems
suburbanization
the process of people moving to residential areas on the outskirts of cities
the tendency of cities to grow horizontally in an unchecked manner
the shifting of services from the city cor outward to suburban areas
a concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment that developed in the suburbs/outside of a city's traditional downtown
sprawl
the process of people moving to residential areas on the outskirts of cities
the tendency of cities to grow horizontally in an unchecked manner
the shifting of services from the city cor outward to suburban areas
a concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment that developed in the suburbs/outside of a city's traditional downtown
decentralization
the process of people moving to residential areas on the outskirts of cities
the tendency of cities to grow horizontally in an unchecked manner
the shifting of services from the city cor outward to suburban areas
a concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment that developed in the suburbs/outside of a city's traditional downtown
edge cities
the process of people moving to residential areas on the outskirts of cities
the tendency of cities to grow horizontally in an unchecked manner
the shifting of services from the city cor outward to suburban areas
a concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment that developed in the suburbs/outside of a city's traditional downtown
Causes of suburbanization
Economic expansion
greater purchasing power for family
Racial tensions(white flight)
growth of a car centered lifestyle
What is particularly notable in automobile cities?
Sprawl
Decentralization
Suburbanization
Edge cities
Characteristics of edge cities?
over 5 million square feet of office space
A population that increases every morning and decreases every evening
A population that decreases every morning and increases every evening
over 600 thousand square feet of retail space
boomburb
a place with more than 100 thousand residents that is NOT in a core city or metro. area; a suburb with its own government
a semi rural district beyond the suburbs that is inhabited by well to-do families
the shifting of services from the city cor outward to suburban areas
a concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment that developed in the suburbs/outside of a city's traditional downtown
exurb
a place with more than 100 thousand residents that is NOT in a core city or metro. area; a suburb with its own government
a semi rural district beyond the suburbs that is inhabited by well to-do families
the shifting of services from the city cor outward to suburban areas
a concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment that developed in the suburbs/outside of a city's traditional downtown
What are world cities?
Centers of economic, cultural, and political activity that are strongly interconnected + together control the global systems of finance + commerce
They are the secondary drivers of globalization
They are ranked for Alpha++ to Gamma
They are the primary drivers of globalization
Which of these are examples of transportation? i.e. hubs of efficient + modern transportation
High speed rail
international airports
internet hubs
harbos/ports
Which of these are examples of communication hubs?
influential media organizations
telephone hubs
stock exchanges
internet hubs
Which of these are examples of business services?
stock exchanges
bond markets
NATO, UN, WHO, UNESCO (international organization)
international airports
Centers of economic, cultural, and political activity that are strongly interconnected + together control the global systems of finance + commerce
(a)
the central city + suburbs with 50,000+ residents
(a)
2,500-49,999 residents
(a)
a chain of connected cities
(a)
a concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment that developed in the suburbs/outside of a city’s traditional downtown
(a)
a place with more than 100 thousand residents that is NOT in a core city or metro area, a suburb with its own government
(a)
