2.1 Cities are growing in importance

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

2.1 Cities are growing in importance

Take your notebook and write down 4 things to help you recognize a city.

Do this quietly.

3 characteristics of urban areas:

1. A high population and building density, there are many high rise buildings;

2. A large variation of levels of socioeconomic status, educational opportunities and culture;

3. A wide variety of amenities close to each other.

Rural area: area with low population and building density and few amenities

Where were the first cities located?

In the Middle Ages you could recognize a city by its big walls.
Located near water.

Maastricht back in the day

Remains of city wall

Nowadays it is difficult to recognize a city: 
Iceland - 500 inhabitants
Japan - 50.000 inhabitants

Megacity, metropolis, capital city

Different types of cities

There are a lot of different types of cities: a capital city, megacity and metropolis.

A megacity has more than 10 mln people.

Different types of cities

A capital is often the most important city of a country. 

A capital may coincide with a metropolis and a mega city such as London and Tokyo.

Different types of cities

A metropolis has many inhabitants and is very important for a large part of the world.

Important center in the field of economics, culture and politics

3 types of cities

1. Mega city: + 10 million inhabitants

2. Metropolis: large and important on a world level. Economy, culture and politics.

3. Capital city: most important city in a country, usually housing the government

Homework: 2.1 ex 2

3.2 The world of the big city PT 2

You need a pen and your notebook.

Take a look at the handout. 

You are going to exchange information with your partner about two different capital cities, after this you have to compare these.

First read the information, secondly take turns in telling your partner about your city (use your OWN words!).
After this you have to work together to complete the sentences written on your handout.
 Is the information about the city not clear? Ask each other! 

Do you remember the fourth characteristic of a city?

Open your notebook

Create 3 columns.
Write above the first one: activity,

write above the second one: how long you have to travel,

and above the third one: how long you would like to travel.

In the following slide, you'll discover a list of activities.

Write these activities in the first column.
 

School
Supermarket
Sports (e.g. soccer, hockey..)
Cinema
Swimming pool
Fast food chain

Clothing store / shoe store

Refrigerator

Go to LessonUp.App,
enter the provided code,

use a combination of both your names (yours and your partner's)

Which statement is correct?

1. Cities have 5000 inhabitants
2. A country can only have 1 world city
3. Cities have a high building density compared to the area around it
4. The labor force mainly works in the quaternary sector

What is a mega city?

1. A city with 8 million inhabitants
2. A city with more than 10 million inhabitants
3. Many inhabitants and important for a large part of the world
4. A city with a lot of culture, politics and economy

Can a city be a capital, metropolis and a mega city at the same time?

1. Yes
2. No

3 types of cities

1. Mega city: + 10 million inhabitants

2. Metropolis: large and important on a world level. Economy, culture and politics.

3. Capital city: administrative center of a country

Site & Situation

Site: The geographical location of a city and the reasons behind it (fertile/by the sea/trade route/river/etc.)

Situation: The geographical location of a city, in relation to the surrounding area and other places/cities (Paris in the 'middle' of France, good connections)

Grab an iPad and your notebook:

Describe the site and situation of:

Paris + London + Amsterdam

(tip: take a look in your TB p55)

developed country vs developing country

Developed country

Urban network

(connected by roads)

Developing country - Primate City

Colonial twin city

During the time of colonialism, Europeans traveled all over the world. They founded new cities on the coast of the colonies.

This is how 'double' / 'twin' cities were created We call this a colonial twin city.

Consists of a Western and a non-Western district.