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Urbanization

Urbanization. Grade 12 Global Geography. What is urbanisation. Urbanization: The physical growth of urban areas due to population growth It is a process The demographics of urban areas change throughout this process Economies of urban areas also change as they grow. Topics We Will Cover.

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Urbanization

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  1. Urbanization Grade 12 Global Geography

  2. What is urbanisation • Urbanization: The physical growth of urban areas due to population growth • It is a process • The demographics of urban areas change throughout this process • Economies of urban areas also change as they grow

  3. Topics We Will Cover • Introduction to Urbanization and Terms • Organisation of Cities, and types of Cities • Land Use theories • Mega Cities/Rapid Urbanization – Problems and Solutions • Urban Planning • The problem of urban sprawl • Rethinking Canadian Urban Spaces

  4. People Moving into Urban Areas • Canada is an Urban nation with 80% of our population living in Urban areas. • 90% of our population growth now happens in our 33 largest cities. • Urbanization is occurring globally as population grows and people move to larger economic centers. • More than 50% of the worlds population now lives in urban areas • In 1900 this number was only 13% • Urbanization is happening most rapidly in Developing Countries

  5. Review:Push and Pull Factors

  6. Urbanization is Continuing Globally

  7. What is a city? • In different countries there are different definitions for Urban areas • Canadian Urban Area: Persons living in continuously build-up areas having a population concentration of 1,000 or more and a population density of 400 or more per square kilometre. • Firstly however a City can is and example a of a Central Place: • A Central Place – Is any place that provides a good or service to a surrounding market area.

  8. Definitions • Hamlet – Less than 100 people • Village – between 100 and 1000 • Town – between 1000 and 10 000 • City – between 10 000 and 1 000 000 • Metropolis – btw 1 000 000 and 10 000 000 • Megalopolis – Greater than 10 000 000 • Conurbation - several megalopolises and metropolises joined together with a total population over 20 000 000.  Ex. BosNyWash

  9. BOSNYWASH

  10. Definitions • Central Metropolitan Area: In Canada, any central place over 100 000 people is called a Census Metropolitan Area or CMA. • CMA’s are the fastest growing parts of Canada.

  11. 2008 Pop.

  12. Site and Situation • Two Geographic terms • Site: the physical/natural characteristics and exact location of the community itself. • Situation: refers to the features of the region that surround the specific settlement. The situation may include factors such as economic capability, climatic conditions, relation to other central places, transportation and direction. The situation includes a much larger area than does the site. • Halifax Example…..

  13. Halifax

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