World Cities Key Terms Flashcards

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Millionaire cities

A

Cities with over a million permanent inhabitants

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Mega cities

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A city of over 10 million people

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Meta cities

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A city of over 20 million people

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Urban growth

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The growth of an urban area and its population

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Urbanised continents

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Continents which are heavily urbanised

North America is the moot urbanised continents worldwide at 81%

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TNC

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Trans national corporation, a company which operates in multiple countries

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World cities as hubs (4)

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Business
Transport
Political
Migration

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8
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The categories of world city classification

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Alpha++
Alpha+
Alpha 
Beta
Gamma
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Agricultural revolution

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A period of time in which agriculture became much more heavily mechanised

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Division of labour

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Where people are designated to perform specific jobs

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Fertility rate

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The average number of children a woman will have during child bearing age (15-45) the replacement rate is 2.1

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