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Chapter 4 : Lesson 5 Urban Geography

Chapter 4 : Lesson 5 Urban Geography. Essential Question. How does a city’s function influence its structure?. Urban Sprawl: spreading of urban developments on land near a city Nearly half the world’s population lives in urban areas.

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Chapter 4 : Lesson 5 Urban Geography

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  1. Chapter 4 : Lesson 5 Urban Geography

  2. Essential Question How does a city’s function influence its structure?

  3. Urban Sprawl: spreading of urban developments on land near a city • Nearly half the world’s population lives in urban areas. • Cities fulfill economic, residential, and cultural functions in different ways.

  4. Urban geography is the study of how people use space in cities • Cities are populous centers of business, culture, innovation, change.

  5. Connectivity: the directness of routes linking pairs of places

  6. Suburbs —a residential area that border central city

  7. Urbanization—rise in number of cities, resulting lifestyle changes. The trend to live in cities increased rapidly over the last two centuries.

  8. Around the world, cities have certain geographic characteristics in common. • Cities are often located near: - good transportation—lakes, rivers, coastline - plentiful natural resources • As a result, cities tend to: - become transportation hubs - specialize in certain economic activities

  9. Metropolitan Area: region that includes a central city and its surrounding suburbs

  10. Central Place Theory: geographical theory that seeks to explain the number, size, and location of human settlements in an urban system.

  11. World Cities: cities generally considered to play an important role in the global economic system.

  12. Review Question: Chapter 4 : Lesson 5 Read pages 102-106 and answer Review Questions on page 106 Hand in Google Class Room.

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