Week 10 - Settlement Patterns

Question 1

Define Urban

Answer 1

different definitions across the globe

• usually a specific population density
• Western Nations are 75-80% urban

Question 2

urbanization

Answer 2

the proportion of peope inhabiting cities

Question 3

urban growth

Answer 3

absolute increase in urban population

Question 4

how does an urban system grow? (4)

Answer 4

• natural increase
• migration
• immigration
• expansion of boundaries

Question 5

urban sprawl

Answer 5

low density expansion of urban land uses into surrounding areas

Question 6

Range between dispersion and nucleation depend on? (5)

Answer 6

• physical environment
• culture
• social organization
• political influences
• economic activities

Question 7

dispersed

Answer 7

where buildings are spread out and scattered

Question 8

nucleated

Answer 8

where buildings are clustered around a central point

Question 9

Changing patterns of settlement (3)

Answer 9

• rural depopulation
• counter-urbanization
• urban-rural fridge

Question 10

rural depopulation

Answer 10

result of urban economic concentration

Question 11

counter-urbanization

Answer 11

decentralization of population outside of large cities

Question 12

urban-rural fridge

Answer 12

becoming increasingly urbanized

Question 13

2 forms of settlement

Answer 13

• dispersed

- nucleated

Question 14

urban vs rural way of life

Answer 14

urban: mass society
rural: community

Question 15

central place theory*

Answer 15

an attempt to explain the spatial arrangement, size, and number of settlements
- assumption that there is uniform distribution of pop/resources/settlements

Question 16

rank size rule*

Answer 16

the resulting distribution in a state will be characterized by its largest city, with other cities decreasing in size respective to it, initially at a rapid rate and then more slowly

• primate city
• Pr = P1/R [population of largest center/rank size of center] = population of center

Question 17

World City

Answer 17

where a disproportionate part of the world business is located (business, diversity, vert growth, high pop, cultural centers, accessible location)
- component of economic globalization

Question 18

World City Characteristics (4)

Answer 18

economic - key centers for large corporations
gateway cities - key point of entry to major geographical region
cultural - cultural center, spectacles/events
political - influence/participate in world affairs/events

Question 19

Ranking of World cities

Answer 19

Alpha
beta
Gamma

Question 20

Define MegaCity

Answer 20

a cit with a population of over 10million