Chapter 10- North America Flashcards
How urbanized is North America?
85% highest in the world
Megacities in North America
New York and Los Angeles
Global city in North America?
New York
Pre-colonial period
Little evidence of significant urbanization
Cahokia
Economic powerhouse in 1050 CE. Influence from Great Lakes to Gulf of Mexico
Colonial Mercantilism
Trading for raw materials like beaver pelts
Layout of first cities in NA
Narrow, winding streets in French cities. The British and Spanish used a grid. All of them were walkable and next to water
Industrial capitalism
First mechanized factory in 1793. Industrialization results in urbanization
Post-industrial capitalism
Globalization, deindustrialization, and decentralization
Third urban revolution
Massive increase in urban population, the development of megacities and redistribution of economic activities
Second urban revolution
Industrial revolution
First urban revolution
The forming of cities
Land use distribution
-30% residential
-10% industrial
-4% commercial
-20% roads and highways
-15% public land
-20% vacant
Edge city
An American term for a concentration of business, shopping developing outside of downtown in what was previously a residential area
Urban villages
Hyper-diverse cities
% of foreign born residents exceeds the national level and where there are no dominant immigrant group
Segregated city
Segregated by race, ethnicity or SES. Minorities are concerned about profiling and violence
New York
Financial and cultural capital of the US, diverse economy, high rates of poverty and high rates of gentrification. Hyperdiverse
