3.3 Changing cities

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• Leerjaar 2

 Wat is cultuur?

    Chapter 3

Program

Recap of yesterday's lesson

- growth of cities

- site-situation

Degree of urbanisation 

-degree of urbanisation and prosperity

-suburbanisation

Homework

Growth of the city

In what ways does the population of a city grow? 

What do you call the migration from the countryside to the city?

Growth of the city

1. Natural population growth (births exceeds deaths)

2. International (im)migration

3. Urbanisation

 (arrival > departure = settlement surplus)

4. Annexation of surrounding villages

Site

Situation

Schiphol is well connected to the rest of the world

The population of Utrecht is highly educated

Culemborg is centrally located in the Netherlands

Arnhem lies at a junction of roads and railway lines

Maastricht is close to Belgium and Germany  

Lelystad has clay soils

Homework

Draw an additional column on the right-hand side of the table. 

Put GDP/capita as the title at the top. 

(GDP in dutch: BBP or BNP)

Find the requested data using the statistics section in the atlas (or internet)

Question

What's the relation between GDP/capita and degree of urbanisation?

Take a picture of your table including the GDP/capita.

Relation

The higher the GDP/capita, the higher the degree of urbanisation.

Urbanisation

Migration from the countryside to the city

Pullfactors

- work (industry, services)

- better paid work

- facilities (health, education)

- modern way of life

Pushfactors

- unemployment

- traditional way of life

- poverty

Developing countries

Suburbanisation

Migration from the city to the countryside

- rich countries

- since 1960

Push- and pullfactors?

Can you mention some of the pushfactors
for suburbanisation in rich countries?

Suburbanisation

Pushfactors

- pollution

- small houses without garden

- high house prices

- congestion

- noise

- crime

Pullfactors

- more nature and peace

- more space

- lower prices of houses/ground

- safe for children to play outside

Now it's your turn........

Read TB page 56: How is the pattern of a city changing?

Do WB page 76-77: assignment 2 up untill 4