GEO 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Central Place Theory, Economic Geography, Richard Florida
28 Feb 2018
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*khalifa is on the pi(cid:272) and it"s the worlds tallest (cid:271)uilding. Distribution of cities: the world has 22 cities with at least 10 million inhabitants. Seven of the 10 largest are in ldcs: concentration and growth of cities are occurring most rapidly in the developing world (or. Cities in history: cities originates in multiple hearths (fire gathering place) and diffused, historically largest cities usually in middle east or east asia, documented history. People fro(cid:373) mesopota(cid:373)ia, fertile cres(cid:272)e(cid:374)t, nile valle(cid:455), i(cid:374)dus valle(cid:455) the(cid:374) moved to other parts of the world: but there is also arguments for independent development, diffusion. *largest settlement - this was thousands of years ago: green recent years: tokyo, new york. Urbanization: urbanization process of urban growth (more amenities for people to live and grow, higher percentage of people in mdcs urban areas, percentage of people in cities. Increase with time: 2008 urban population exceeds rural population 50%
