GEOG 3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Megacity, Central Place Theory, Concentric Zone Model
16 Jul 2020
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Ghettos refer to areas where populations of mixed income are confined to a certain area even though they might have the means and desire to move. The growing of industry and the growing of population and population density of a city. D. c. geographer jean gottmann named the region in the northeastern us- large metropolitan areas so close together that they now form one continuous urban complex, extending from north of boston to south of washington- megalopolis. Having more than twice the population of the second largest city. Draws citizens because they feel they have to be apart of the city to be successful. Can have primate cities on large and small scales. Have a large population density because of technology high rise. They are cities that have great influence on the whole world. They become a world city because they are in the center of the global economic system.
