GEOG 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Sub-Saharan Africa, Plate Tectonics, Doubling Time
Document Summary
Doubling time is the period of time required for a quantity to double in size and value. Our population is still growing, but not as fast. The number of children being born is shrinking. As the world becomes more industrialized, the need for children diminishes. With a sustainable population there"s a need for space and resources. Improvements in water systems have given developing countries access to clean water. Spatial examination of cities and its working dynamics. Institutions: how does the city politically function, what are the city"s economic functions? i. ii. How does it support itself: modes of transportation, how are goods transported from one place to another. Infrastructure: why are skyscrapers prevalent in the united states, yet rare in europe, culture, what defines a city and what makes it unique. New factories work migration population growth. 2008: first time more people now reside in an urban area. 1900: 2 out of every 10 people lived in an urban area.
