M4 REV Flashcards
is a large human settlement which serves as a center of population, commerce, and
culture
city
typically have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities,
land use, and communication
Cities
In the Philippines, X, X, and X serve as the criteria to
see if a territory qualifies as a city
land area
population
locally generated income
settlement X, the settlements that are greater in number are usually at the bottom
of the hierarchy
hierarchy
Settlements that are fewer in number are usually at the X of the hierarchy
top
The X Ranking classifies cities as Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Cities
GaWC Ranking
GaWC is the
only city ranking system in existence
false
The more a city is linked to important economic areas and activities, the X is its rank in the
GaWC classification system
higher
Alpha Cities are categorized as X, X, X, and X.
Alpha++
Alpha+
Alpha
Alpha-
X have the lowest number because of how difficult it is to qualify as it
Alpha++
X are usually cities that belong to the Alpha category of the GaWC
Global cities
A X is a city that plays a significant role in the global economic system
global city
It serves as a
center for economic activity in a network of interconnected cities
global city
Global city connections also exist through the
internet
true
X are places where multiple globalization processes take concrete and localized
forms
Global cities
One experiences globalization in its greatest form when one is in a
global city
Global cities tend to be X cities as well based on the GaWC ranking system.
Alpha
X lay out seven things that potentially take place within
global cities.
Sassen’s Global City Model Hypotheses
are dispersed from global cities to other
territories. However, all these activities are controlled in a corporate center found in a global
city
economic activities
corporate centers found in global cities resort to X due
to the complexity of their operations.
outsourcing
creates a link between global cities and nonglobal cities or towns.
Outsourcing
specialized service firms in global cities engage in X
which strengthens their capacity to compete internationally
business clustering
Agglomeration and business
clustering are not the same
false
X in global cities have flexibility (in the choice of where
to outsource) the more they engage themselves in outsourcing.
corporations
X need to provide a global service that has a
global demand. This global service will create a series of transnational network of cities
specialized service firms
n increasing number of high-level professionals and specialized
service firms result to an increase in the degree of X and X seen in
cities.
spatial
socio-economic inequality
X leads to the informalization of many
economic activities
global city environment
is one example of an informal economic activity
. Freelancing
