2Va 2.2 the spread of metropolises

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Plan

- Previous lesson

- Short explanation 2.2
- Time to work individual 

What is a city?

What is a city

1. Certain number of inhabitants 

2. Densily built

3. A large number of facilities (shop, work, hospital, school)

4. A working population works almost exclusivly in the secundary and tertiary sector*

Megacity

Metropolis

Capital city

This city has more than 10 million inhabitants

Important for a large part of the world

Most important city in a country

Amster-dam

Rio de Janeiro

New York

Hoofdstuk 3: Steden

7 Nederland: land zonder een echt grote stad

§2.2 The spread of metropolises

Cities in rich countries 

- Several large cities

- Cities are connected-> Urban network

Examples:
USA and the Netherlands 

Cities in poor countries
- One megacity

- Megacity is much larger and important than the second city -> Primate city

Example:
Lagos (Nigeria)

What determines
the location of cities?

Location cities

1. Absolute location -> flat, fertile areas; at junctions of trade routes, along rivers, on the coast or at the location of raw materials

2. Relative location -> Good connections to other cities/countries

3. Past -> Cities settled in the kolonian time are mosly along the coast 

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Degree of urbanisation

Urbanisation

Urbanisation rate

Percentage of population living in the city

The annual growth, in percentage, in degree of urabnisation

Movement from rural areas to urban areas

In which countries is the degree of urbanisation the highest?

1. LEDC
2. HEDC

In which countries is the urbanisation rate the highest?

1. LEDC (poor countries)
2. HEDC (rich countries)

For what reasons do many
people move to the city?

Homework

Read 2.2

Do 2.2 Ex. 1, 2, 3ab, 6 en 7