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Year 12 Geography Topic #1: Urban Places

Year 12 Geography Topic #1: Urban Places. TOKYO. Population  ( June 1 , 2006 ) - Population 12,678,395 Density 5796 /km². MUMBAI. Population  ( June 1 , 2006 ) - Population 12,678,395 Density 5796 /km². Population  - City (2004) 8,104,079  - Density 10,316/km² (26,720/sq mi).

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Year 12 Geography Topic #1: Urban Places

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  1. Year 12 Geography Topic #1: Urban Places

  2. TOKYO • Population  (June 1, 2006) - Population12,678,395Density5796 /km²

  3. MUMBAI • Population  (June 1, 2006) - Population12,678,395Density5796 /km²

  4. Population  - City (2004)8,104,079 - Density10,316/km² (26,720/sq mi) NEW YORK CITY

  5. SHANGHAI • Population (2004):17,420,000 (25th)

  6. MEXICO CITY • Population17,844,829 (Greater Mexico City)

  7. SAO PAOLO • Population  - City (2006)11,016,703 - Density7,233/km² - Metro19,403,480

  8. World Cities

  9. WORLD CITIES • Mega-city: a very large urban agglomeration of at least 8 million inhabitants • World city: a city that has global and national significance. That is, centres of global economic and cultural authority.

  10. World Cities • ‘World cities’ are a highly competitive, global network of cities • Major centres of transnational corporations (TNC’s) • Where the most important financial and corporate institutions are located and where decisions that ‘drive’ the global economy are made.

  11. There are growing disparities between mega-cities and world cities: - dominance v dependence - advantage v marginalisation • Mega-cities: urbanisation without industrialisation or globalisation to the extent of world cities.

  12. The cultural geography of the world has been transformed by the process of urbanisation. • Two centuries ago: less than 5% of the world’s population lived in towns and cities • Today: it is over 50% • 2025: expected to be greater than 60%

  13. Megalopolises • Separate cities linked as urban sprawl engulfs the landscape • e.g. Tokyo-Yokohama

  14. Globalisation Dependence Dominance Mega-cities World cities Globalisation’s Impact on Large Urban Centres Dynamics Outcomes

  15. Activities • Skills work: Interpreting Photographs • ..\Skills Folder\TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING SKILLS photographs.ppt

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