Unit 6: Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns and Processes Chapter 15: Topic 6.3 Flashcards
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Cities that exert influence far beyond their national boundaries. Ex: NY, London, Tokyo, and Paris.
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World Cities (Global Cities)
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Ranking based on influence or population size. For a city to be influential, it must have connectivity, or be connected to regional, national, and global networks. World cities operate on a global scale but also have connectivity to smaller cities within a country’s urban system
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Urban Hierarchy
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1) London, England
2) NYC, USA
3) Tokyo, Japan
4) Paris, France
5) Singapore
6) Amsterdam, Netherlands
7) Berlin, Germany
8) Seoul, South Korea
9) Hong Kong
10) Shanghai, China
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Top 10 World Cities 2020
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Command centers on a regional and occasionally national level. Ex: Denver, Phoenix, Minneapolis
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Nodal Cities
