APHG Unit 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit 6: Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns and Processes

 
Want to retake the Unit 6 Exam? Here's how:
  1. Write down your score (number correct/31, not percentage), then review the exam on AP Classroom and write in a complete sentence the reason you missed every incorrect answer. This can not be typed. It must be hand written. See me if you have a specific question about any of them if you still don't understand why you were wrong.
  2. Turn this in directly to me and we will schedule a retake.
  3. Whatever you make on the retake will be averaged with your original grade, and that will replace it in the gradebook.
 
 
6.1 The Origin and Influence of Urbanization
 
 
6.2 Cities Across the World
 
  • Urban Change 1992-2020
  • Megacities have at least 10 million people. In 1950 only 3 cities satisfied this definition – London, New York and Tokyo, today this number is far greater.
  • Metacities are any urban area or conurbation with more than 20 million people e.g.Tokyo and Mexico City.
  • Sprawlanta
 
6.3 Cities and Globalization
  • World cities are those that exert a dominant influence over continental and global economies and processes. This is INDEPENDENT of population size, as world cities do not have to have huge populations (but usually do) to exert such a huge influence. Indeed, a world city (also called global city) is a city generally considered to be an important node (FOCAL POINT) in the global economic system such as London, New York and Tokyo.
 
6.4 The Size and Distribution of Cities
 
 
6.5 The Internal Structure of Cities
 
  • Urban Models
    • Bid-Rent Theory
    • Concentric Zone Model
    • Sector Model
    • Multiple-Nuclei Model
    • Galactic City Model
    • African City Model
    • Latin American City Model
    • Southeast Asian City Model
 
6.6 Density and Land Use
 
 
6.7 Infrastructure
 
 
6.8 Urban Sustainability
 
 
6.9 Urban Data
 
  • Qualitative vs. Quantitative data
    • Qualitative: descriptive, narrative, from surveys, polls about what residents want/need. 
    • Quantitative: numbers, statistics, can be counted/analyzed 
 
6.10 Challenges of Urban Changes
 
  • Food deserts, redlining in Memphis
  • "How New Nashville is Swallowing Old Nashville"
 
6.11 Challenges of Urban Sustainability
 
 
 
 
Neighborhood Analysis Pics
2nd period urban walk class pic
3rd period urban walk
5th period urban walk
7th period urban walk
 
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