2.3 Changing cities

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• Leerjaar 2

Today

How is it going? (5 min.)

Learning goals two weeks ago (10 min.)

2.3 Changing cities (10 min.)

Assignments (30 min.)

Small practical assignment

Submit in SOM no later than December 10.

Homework check:

Paragraph 2.1: 2, 3 + 5
Paragraph 2.2: 2 + 6

Learning objectives two weeks ago

• You know which four characteristics a city has.
• You understand the difference between a megacity and a metropolis.
• You can describe how life in a megacity differs from that in a metropolis.
• You know the factors that influence the location of cities.
• You understand the difference in urbanisation rate between rich countries and LEDC.
• You can explain the relationship between degree of urbanisation, urbanisation rate and prosperity.
  

What is a city?

1. A certain number of inhabitants
2. Densely built
3. Working population in the secondary or tertiary sector
4. Large number of facilities

TERMS

Megacity = City with more than ten million inhabitants.

Metropolis = Large, often western city which plays a significant role in part of the world with regards to economy, politics and culture. E.g.: London, New York and Tokyo.

Capital city = Most important city in a country usually housing the government.

Primate city = A city that, based on the number of inhabitants and its
functions, is much larger and more important than the second city in the country.

Learning objectives

• You know how a western and non-western city is built up.
• You understand that urbanisation is increasing now more often in the peripheral zone of the city.
• You can describe the structure of an American city using a map or model.
  

American city

European city

Border between city and countryside is blurring

TERMS

Urbanisation: People move to cities.

Suburbanisation: People move away from the citycenter to the surrounding area of the city (suburbs).

Suburbs: Living area at the border of a city.

Changing western cities

Old parts of cities are being refurbished. Warehouses and vacant factory buildings are being converted into homes.

This process is called gentrification.

Non-western city

Cities have grown rapidly in non-western countries.
Consequence = slums.

Cities are becoming more and more like western cities. There are areas with high-rise buildings: Central Business District (CBD).

Some residential areas are surrounded by high fences. It houses the rich.

Get to work

Paragraph 2.3

3, 4 and 7

Skills: calculating scale

Assignment 1, 2 and 3 on page 36 in the workbook.

Next week

Homework:

2.3: 3, 4 and 7

2.4 Megacity, city in a growth crisis