Chapter 9- South America Flashcards
1
Q
The South American megacities
A
São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro
2
Q
How urbanized is South America?
A
84%
3
Q
Total population of South America
A
428 million
4
Q
Largest city in South America
A
Sao Paulo
5
Q
Total population of Middle America
A
224 million
6
Q
How urbanized is Middle America?
A
74%
7
Q
Largest cities in Middle America
A
Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey
8
Q
What is the world city in Middle America?
A
Mexico City
9
Q
Mesoamerican urbanization
A
Tikal was a large city-state with thousands of structures and 60k population
10
Q
Who took the Inca empire?
A
F. Pizzaro
11
Q
Law of the Indies
A
How cities were planned by colonizers
12
Q
Sister cities
A
Single conurbation
13
Q
Planned cities
A
Brasília
14
Q
The Griffin-Ford model of Latin American City Structure
A
Picture
15
Q
Tianguis
A
Open air markets
