GEOG 253 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Neolithic Revolution, Demographic Transition, Animal Communication
22 Sep 2018
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These different systems emerged independently,the agricultural communities share a common origin with cities, agricultural revolution is the urban revolution, agricultural revolution started urban civilization. Routes of plant and animal communication, the most important thoughts of cities, cities form the centre points of the trade routes. Transform land into cities from the crops being grown. Cities are transformed by the agricultural land and trade. 6 theories by knox ,(clues to the early revolution ) Hydrological factors : large scale irrigation processes was needed due to agriculture. urbanization is born through the transformation of water. First agricultural revolution results in the first urban revolution \ Density in population is the cause of urbanization. Lots of food, people can live together very densely. 10 traits that follow from this are denser settlements, bigger cities, kingly priest"s, agricultural surplus. The entire thing is set up on the agricultural revolution, agricultural surplus. Population dynamics = primary thing he"s interested in.
