GG102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Central Place Theory, Portage, Buzzword
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Gg102 class 14 settlement ad urbanization. Eg. simon fraser: only 100 portages from st. lawrence to arctic ocean. Waterloo: founded on (cid:858)left over(cid:859) land, was under native control, sold to settlers: what explains the patterns of urban settlements, central place theory. Central place theory: big cities are regularly spaced (largest market: theories are never (cid:858)just theories(cid:859) Nazis took cpt and wanted to wipe out poland and replace w/ german cities. (cid:1007)(cid:1004)m slavs to (cid:271)e (cid:858)resettled(cid:859) a(cid:374)other (cid:1005)(cid:1008)(cid:1009)m (cid:858)ger(cid:373)a(cid:374)ized(cid:859) Stage coach horse exchange stage coach stops along the way. 19th c winnipeg centre of settlements; cross the red-river there. Railroads brought about settlements in the middle of nowhere. Winnipeg replaced by panama canal cheaper than trains. Gander, nfld largest airport in world for long-range planes replaced in 60s, less fuel. **technology changes cause places to pop-up and then disappear** 1/8 urban dwellers lives in one of the 28 megacities (>10m)
