§2.2: the spread of metropolises - part 2

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§2.2: the spread of metropolises

Slide 1 - Slide

Today
  • Recap §2.2 - part 1
  • Explanation §2.2
  • Working for yourself 

Slide 2 - Slide

Megacity
Worldcity 
Capital
Primate City
City with more than 10 million inhabitants 
Mostly located in Asia 
Lots of inhabitants and a big influence on the world
New York, Tokyo, Londen and Paris.
Where the country's politics is located 
Madrid 
A super big city, way bigger than the second largest city in the country 
Mexico City and Paris 

Slide 3 - Drag question

What is an 'urban network' and where do you find these?

Slide 4 - Mind map

Which three factors play a role in the distribution of cities?

Slide 5 - Open question

Today
  • Recap §2.2 - part 1
  • Explanation §2.2
  • Working for yourself 

Slide 6 - Slide

Learning goals
  • You understand the difference in urbanisation rate between rich countries and LEDC (less economically developed countries).
  • You can explain the relationship between degree of urbanisation rate and prosperity (welvaart).

Slide 7 - Slide

Urbanisation
  • Degree of urbanisation = urbanisatiegraad
  • Urbanisation rate = urbanisatietempo 

Slide 8 - Slide

Degree of urbanization 






What does this colour say about Argentina?

Slide 9 - Slide

Degree of urbanization 






Argentina: more than 75% of the population lives in the cities 

Slide 10 - Slide

Degree of urbanisation
  • Urbanisatiegraad 
  • Percentage of the population living in cities 


Slide 11 - Slide

What is the relationship between the degree of urbanisation and prosperity (welvaart)?

Slide 12 - Open question

Degree of urbanisation
  • Rich countries have a high degree of urbanisation 
  • Poor countries have low degree of urbanisation

The higher the degree of urbanisation, the slower the urban population increases

Slide 13 - Slide

Urbanisation rate
  • Urbanisatie tempo
  • The annual (jaarlijkse) urbanisation growth, in percentages
  • How many persons move to the cities (in percentages)?

Urbanisation = movement from people from rural areas (countryside) to urban areas (cities)

Slide 14 - Slide

Urbanisation rate
Europe's degree of urbanisation is high

What does this say about the urbanisation rate?

Slide 15 - Slide

Urbanisation rate
Europe's degree of urbanisation is high

What does this say about the urbanisation rate? is low 

Slide 16 - Slide

Rich countries
  • High degree of urbanisation
  • Low urbanisation rate

Developing/
poor countries
  • Low degree of urbanisation 
  • High urbanisation rate 

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Growth in Africa 

Slide 18 - Slide

Growth in Africa 
  • Settlement surplus (vestigingsoverschot) = the positive difference between the number of people moving to and leaving an area
  • Natural population growth = the number of births is larger than the number of deaths

Slide 19 - Slide

Learning goals
  • You understand the difference in urbanisation rate between rich countries and LEDC (less economically developed countries).
  • You can explain the relationship between degree of urbanisation rate and prosperity (welvaart).

Slide 20 - Slide

Today
  • Recap §2.2 - part 1
  • Explanation §2.2
  • Working for yourself 

Slide 21 - Slide

Working for yourself 
  • Read §2.2
  • Make assignment 4, 5, 6 and 7 

Done? make a summary of §2.1 and §2.2 

Slide 22 - Slide