GGRA03H3 Chapter 2: Chapter 2 Notes

• School: UTSC
• Department: Geography
• Course: GGRA03H3
• Professor: Charles H

Document Summary

Chapter 2: environmental issues in cities a brief h istory. Began as a shift from t ribal communities and villages to larger, more complex, social, economic and political systems. The world"s first cities have arisen in regions where climate and soil allowed the land to provide an abundance of plant and animal life. The implementation of social power that directed labor and the production of a surplus created cities. Agricultural surplus did not create cities, cities created agricultural surplus. The maya lived in the area in central america which now consists of yucatan, guatemala, Has a population density several times greater than the average european city. Cities were designed to coincide with astronomical rhythms. Many temples have doorways and other features that coordinate to celestial events. Large plazas were surrounded by the most important government and religious building at the heart of the mayan cities.