Urbanization Trends & Largest Cities Worldwide

1. Biggest cities in the World 2012ata. 1. Tokyo, Japan - 35.7 million 2. Mexico City, Mexico - 19 million (tie) 2. Mumbai, India - 19 million (tie) 2. New York City, United States - 19 million (tie) 5. Sao Paulo, Brazil - 18.8 million 6. Delhi, India - 15.9 million 7. Shanghai, China - 15 million 8. Kolkata, India - 14.8 million 9. Dhaka, Bangladesh - 13.5 million 10. Jakarta, Indonesia - 13.2 million 11. Los Angeles, United States - 12.5 million 12. Buenos Aires, Argentina - 12.3 million 13. Karachi, Pakistan - 12.1 million 14. Cairo, Egypt - 11.9 million 15. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 11.7 million 16. Osaka-Kobe, Japan - 11.3 million 17. Manila, Philippines - 11.1 million (tie) 17. Beijing, China - 11.1 million (tie)

3. Globalization hasn’t affected everyone

14. Moscow

19. Need 13.2 and .3

20. 13.1The city plus its contiguous built-up suburbs is the urbanized area.

21. If we are just looking at the population that resides within the political boundaries of a city, the 10 largest cities in the US in 2000 were (with percent change since 1990):1 New York city NY 8,008,278 9.4 2 Los Angeles city CA 3,694,820 6.03 Chicago city IL 2,896,016 4.04 Houston city TX 1,953,631 19.85 Philadelphia city PA 1,517,550 -4.3 Philadelphia city is coextensive with Philadelphia County. 6 Phoenix city AZ 1,321,045 983,403 34.37 San Diego city CA 1,223,400 10.28 Dallas city TX 1,188,580 18.09 San Antonio city TX 1,144,646 22.310 Detroit city MI 951,270 -7.5

22. Here is a summary of CMSA/MSAs for April 1, 2000 (with percent change since 1990) • 1 New York--Northern New Jersey--Long Island, NY--NJ--CT--PA CMSA 21,199,865 8.4% • 2 Los Angeles--Riverside--Orange County, CA CMSA 16,373,645 12.7% • 3 Chicago--Gary--Kenosha, IL--IN--WI CMSA 9,157,540 11.1%4 Washington--Baltimore, DC--MD--VA--WV CMSA 7,608,070 13.1%5 San Francisco--Oakland--San Jose, CA CMSA 7,039,362 12.6%6 Philadelphia--Wilmington--Atlantic City, PA--NJ--DE--MD CMSA 6,188,463 5.0%7 Boston--Worcester--Lawrence, MA--NH--ME--CT CMSA 5,819,100 6.7%8 Detroit--Ann Arbor--Flint, MI CMSA 5,456,428 5.2%9 Dallas--Fort Worth, TX CMSA 5,221,801 29.3%10 Houston--Galveston--Brazoria, TX CMSA 4,669,571 25.2%

23. Of the ten largest urban areas in the world, how many are in More Developed Countries today? 2

24. In the United States, which of the following definitions of a city covers the largest land area? metropolitan statistical area 1. A central city with a population of at least 50,0002. its county (within which the city is located)3. Adjacent counties in which at least 15 percent of the residents work in the central city’s county

25. The process of legally adding land area to a city in the United States is annexation.

26. The process whereby an increasing percentage of people live in an urban area is known as urbanization. The important element of urbanization is an increase in the A) number of people living in urban settlements. B) percentage of people living in urban settlements. C) land area occupied by urban settlements. D) all of the above Which statement best describes the relationship between urbanization and the Industrial Revolution? The Industrial Revolution promoted urbanization.

27. According to Louis Wirth, urban areas are more likely than rural areas to have A) larger size. B) higher density. C) more heterogeneity. D) all of the above

28. Higher social heterogeneity in urban settlements means that you may feel lonely and isolated in a crowd.

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31. Chapter 13 Study Guide: Urban Geography Cities in the periphery, Latin America, and Europe

32. Why is it argued that people in rural settlements have less freedom?

33. Why do many people living in huge cities feel lonely and isolated?

34. How is a teenager’s life in a small Nebraska town different from a teenager living in San Gabriel Valley?

35. How have distinctions between urban and rural residents been blurred in the developed world?

36. Why do many people move out of LA? (negative aspects)

37. Why stay? What are the benefits of a huge metropolitan area?

38. What three characteristics did Louis Wirth use to define a city? Briefly summarize how each of these characteristics influence the way urban residents live (social behavior). • Large size: Friends and service people are different (rural area the same)

39. High population density: specialization Social groups compete for limited space.

40. Socially heterogeneous people: variety of people. Can be unique

44. In 2007 over 50% of the world’s population became urban Look at map

46. Urbanization in South-East Asia • Cambodia 16% • Indonesia 39% • Laos 17% • Malaysia 57% • Myanmar 27% • Philippines 47% • Thailand 30%

47. Urbanization in: Europe Austria 65% Belgium 97% France 74% Germany 86% Luxembourg 88% Netherlands 62% Switzerland 68%

48. This map shows the annual average growth rate between 2000 and 2005 in the proportion of people in each country living in urban settlements.

49. The Urbanization ProcessUrbanization was stimulated by advances in farm productivity that:

50. provided the extra food to support the increased numbers of townspeople, and • made many farmers and farm laborers redundant, prompting them to migrate to cities.