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GEOGRAPHY – SL/HL OPTION #1URBAN SETTLEMENTS

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Name the 26 cities on the map

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URBANIZATION TRENDS AND PATTERNS

1. Describe and explain the trends of urbanization

2. Describe and explain the patterns of urbanization

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CENTRIPETAL (INWARD) MOVEMENTS:

• Rural-urban migration:

• Gentrification (use the term “Brownfield Site” in definition of gentrification):

• Re-urbanization / Urban renewal:

CENTRIFUGAL (OUTWARD) MOVEMENTS:

• Sub-urbanization:

• Counter-Urbanization:

• Urban Sprawl:

INWARD AND OUTWARD MOVEMENTS

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Identify the centripetal movements shownBeijing

Hayes Valley (San Francisco)

Brownfield Site (Chelsea, NY)

Barcelona San Francisco Embarcadero

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Walnut Creek

Les Alluets le Roi (near Paris, France)

Mexico City

TorontoIdentify the centrifugal movements shown

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Las Vegas 1973 / 1992

Identify the movement shown on these documents

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Urbanization of the Bay Area (1850-2000)

1. Define an urban settlement made of various cities coalescing together2. Name a similar example outside of California3. Explain how the Bay Area is a multi-nuclei urban settlement

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1. Define a megalopolis2. Locate the three main megalopolises on this map

MEGALOPOLISES

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Explain how a megalopolis is different from a conurbation

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Wealth

“Ethnic” origin

Sexual orientation

Sense of security / Gated communityURBAN VILLAGES

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Megacities 2015 (UN Projections)

1. Define “megacity”?2. Identify where most megacities are located today3. Where can those statistics most unreliable? Explain

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Tokyo 35 1.4 18 0.9 100% 44 97% 5 4 28.0 81Mexico City 19.4 27.8 41 1.9 94% 6 62% 36 6 8.0 38New York 17.4 12.8 16 0.5 99% 56 95% 10 8 8.7 70Sao Paulo 17.2 26.0 50 0.8 100% 16 67% 37 6 15.0 50Osaka 16.8 1.7 18 0.6 98% 42 97% 5 4 22.4 81Seoul 15.8 1.2 34 2.0 100% 22 90% 12 7 13.8 58Moscow 13.2 7.0 33 1.3 100% 39 100% 20 6 31.5 64Mumbai 12.9 3.2 57 4.2 85% 5 49% 59 5 10.4 35Calcutta 12.8 1.1 60 3.0 57% 2 49% 46 4 13.3 34Buenos Aires 12.4 7.6 40 1.3 86% 14 51% 51 3 29.8 55

Measure of the quality of life in megacities

Rate of growth of Megacities 1950-2025 ->

1. Name the 3 largest projected megacities for 20252. Name the 3 megacities with the fastest growth

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TOKYO: A MULTI-NUCLEI MEGACITY OF 30 MILLION PEOPLE

SHINJUKUGovernment, shopping, entertainment

AKASAKAImperial Palace

ASAKUSAShopping, entertainment

ROPPONGIOffices, education

GINZAShopping, Entertainment

SHIBUYAShopping, clubs, bars

Port/trade area

MARUNOCHIFinancial district

IKEKUBOROOffices

Explain why Tôkyô has several nuclei

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Capsule hotel in Tokyo

Paraisópolis vs Morumbi (São Paulo, Brazil)

Los Angeles

Beijing

Identify common problems of megacities