World Cities Key Terms Flashcards
Millionaire cities
Cities with over a million permanent inhabitants
Mega cities
A city of over 10 million people
Meta cities
A city of over 20 million people
Urban growth
The growth of an urban area and its population
Urbanised continents
Continents which are heavily urbanised
North America is the moot urbanised continents worldwide at 81%
TNC
Trans national corporation, a company which operates in multiple countries
World cities as hubs (4)
Business
Transport
Political
Migration
The categories of world city classification
Alpha++ Alpha+ Alpha Beta Gamma
Agricultural revolution
A period of time in which agriculture became much more heavily mechanised
Division of labour
Where people are designated to perform specific jobs
Fertility rate
The average number of children a woman will have during child bearing age (15-45) the replacement rate is 2.1