3232 - World Cities

Question 1

What is a world city?

Answer 1

This is a city with a global influence and impact e.g because of Their financial or commercial power. Their is a hierarchy of world cities, Alpha++, Alpha+, Alpha, Alpha-, Beta and Gamma.

Question 2

What is the hierarchy order of world cities?

Answer 2

Alpha++, Alpha+, Alpha, Alpha-, Beta and gamma.

Question 3

What are the four types of hubs?

Answer 3

Hubs of business, transport and trade
Production hubs
Political hubs
Migration hubs

Question 4

What are the characteristics of Alpha++?

Answer 4

More integrated than all the other cities and constitute their own high level of integration.

Question 5

Characterises of Alpha+?

Answer 5

Other highly integrated cities which complement London and New York, largely filling in advanced service needs for the Pacific Asia.

Question 6

Characteristics of Alpha and Alpha-?

Answer 6

Very important world cities linking major economic regions and states into the world economy.

Question 7

Characteristics of Beta?

Answer 7

Important world cities which link to their region or state into the world economy.

Question 8

Characteristics of Gamma?

Answer 8

World cities linking smaller regions or states into the world economy or important world cities whose major capacity is not in advanced producer services.

Question 9

Examples of Alpha ++ cities?

Answer 9

London, New York

Question 10

Examples of Alpha+ cities?

Answer 10

Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney

Question 11

Examples of Alpha, Alpha- cities?

Answer 11

Chicago, Milan, LA, Toronto

Question 12

Examples of Beta cities?

Answer 12

Lisbon, Copenhagen

Question 13

Examples of Gamma cities?

Answer 13

Bristol, Durban

Question 14

What are the characteristics of a Business, transport and trade hub?

Answer 14

They have strong connections to the rest of the world via the Internet and electronic communication. They dominate trade and consumer activity. Headquarters of multinational corporations can be found there, international financial institutions, law firms and stock exchange that influence the world. Financial services support this. There is also a high level of personal wealth.

Question 15

Characteristics of a production hub

Answer 15

Most good manufacturing and production of goods takes place in developing countries and newly industrial countries, many of the decisions about marketing are made by transnational corporations, which usually have headquarters in world cities.,

Question 16

Characteristics of political hubs?

Answer 16

World city politicians often dictate trading and economic links between countries. They influence and take part in world affairs.

Question 17

Characteristics of migration hubs?

Answer 17

World cities have an influence because they attract large numbers of talented and qualified people,Moho are globally mobile. They have increasingly diverse populations.

Question 18

What will happen in 2015 regarding megacities?

Answer 18

7 out of the top ten megacities will be in Asia

Question 19

What are the Chinese government planning to do?

Answer 19

Merge 9 cities together in the pearl river delta to create an urban area 26 times bigger than greater London.

Question 20

What did Loughborough university do in 1998?

Answer 20

Attempted to rank cities based on their financial influence.

Question 21

How many mega cities were there in 1990?

Answer 21

10

Question 22

How many megacities were there in 2014?

Answer 22

28

Question 23

How many mega cities are there predicted to be by 2025 by the UN?

Answer 23

37