Les 1 - 2.1

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Planning

• We will discuss the four characteristics of a city 
• We discuss the different types of cities
• some time for homework

Learning objectives

1. You know the four characteristics of a city
2. You understand the difference between a megacity and a metropolis

Key words 1.1

Megacity: a city with more than 10 million inhabitants

Metropolis: an economic, cultural and political centre of a large part of the world

Capital city: Usually the place where the government of a country resides

Facilities: places that provide specific goods or services, eg. supermarkets, swimming pools etc.

Economic sectors:

Primary sector: mining and agrarian business

Secondary sector: industry

Tertiary sector: services

What is a city?

Four characteristics

1. A certain number of citizens, but it depends on the country 

How many inhabitants does the worlds smallest city have?

1. 10
2. 510
3. 6540
4. 10400

Four characteristics

1. A certain number of citizens, but it depends on the country 
2. Densely built in comparison to the surroundings

Four characteristics

1. A certain number of citizens, but it depends on the country 
2. Densely built in comparison to the surroundings
3. A working population that works almost entirely in the secondary and tertiary sector

Primary sector

Secondary sector

Tertiary sector

Why do people in cities almost exclusively work in the secondary and tertiary sector?

Four characteristics

1. A certain number of citizens, but it depends on the country 
2. Densely built in comparison to the surroundings
3. A working population that works almost entirely in the secondary and tertiary sector
4. A large number of facilities for the area around the city

Are there any shops you can only find in Utrecht and not in Hilversum?

Four characteristics

1. A certain number of citizens, but it depends on the country 
2. Densely built in comparison to the surroundings
3. A working population that works almost entirely in the secondary and tertiary sector
4. A large number of facilities for the area around the city

Types of cities

1. Megacity - A city with more than 10.000.000 inhabitants

Types of cities

1. Megacity - A city with more than 10.000.000 inhabitants
2. Metropolis - economic, cultural and political centre of a large part of the world

Can a city be both a megacity and a metropolis?

1. Yes
2. No

Types of cities

1. Megacity - A city with more than 10.000.000 inhabitants
2. Metropolis - economic, cultural and political centre of a large part of the world
3. Capital city - Usually the place where the government of a country resides

Which is the capital city of the Netherlands?

1. Rotterdam
2. Utrecht
3. Amsterdam
4. The Hague

Why is that weird?

Next time

We will continue with §2.1

Homework:

Assignment 2, 3, 5, 6 of §2.1