2V 2.1/2.2

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Planning

- Huiswerk 2.1 nakijken
- Uitleg 2.2 (vervolg)

- Huiswerk

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*

3 sectors of working population

1. Primary sector -> Agriculture

2. Secundary sector -> Industry

3. Tertiary sector -> Services 

Primary sector

Secundary sector

Tertiary sector

Fishing

Mining

Banking

Brewery

Restaurant

Car factory

Homework check

Open your workbook for the next questions. The question are about question 3 in yout workbook.

This city is large but has little international significance

1. (C)apital city
2. (M)egacity
3. (MP) Metropolis

Every multinational organisation has a branch here

1. (C)apital city
2. (M)egacity
3. (MP) Metropolis

Usually the government is here

1. (C)apital city
2. (M)egacity
3. (MP) Metropolis

The new trends in fashion often arise here

1. (C)apital city
2. (M)egacity
3. (MP) Metropolis

This city plays an important role in globalization

1. (C)apital city
2. (M)egacity
3. (MP) Metropolis

Rio de Janeiro is a..

1. (C)apital city
2. (M)egacity
3. (MP) Metropolis

New York is a..

1. (C)apital city
2. (M)egacity
3. (MP) Metropolis

Amsterdam is a..

1. (C)apital city
2. (M)egacity
3. (MP) Metropolis

Different cities

Megacity -> More then ten million inhabitants

Metropolis -> Many inhabitants and plays an important role in a large part of the world

Capital city -> (usually) the most important city in a country

Can you name some of the challenges which a mega city is facing?

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Homework

Read 2.2

Think of at least one question you don't understand