Chapter 5- Europe Flashcards
Population of Europe
547 million
Total percent urban population of Europe
73%
Three largest cities in Europe
Paris, London, and Madrid
Europes global city
London
World cities in Europe
London, Paris, Milan, Frankfurt, Madrid, Amsterdam, and Brussels
What was Rome?
The worlds first megacity
Core-periphery model
The core has lots of high tech conurbations at the expense of the periphery
Features unique to Europe
-Slow growth
-Accelerated deindustrialization/decentralization
-Green growth
-Low rise/high density planning
Model of Northwestern European city structure
Draw
Model of Mediterranean city structure
Like inverse concentric model. (Draw)
Model of Central and Eastern European city structure
Draw
Centre of a greek city
Acropolis
Suburbs of a greek city
Agora (marketplace)
Decentralization
Moving industry and commercial activity to new towns outside the centre
Blue Banana
Anchored by London, Frankfurt, and Milan