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AP Human Geography Notes pt. 2

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Pt. 2 of the AP Human Geography Notes

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Freshman / 9th Grade
Grado
AP Human Geography

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Amsco
61.




Earth's
·

ecument :
permanently inhabited portion of Surface


-variety of
community types w/ diff pop densities




Factors Driving Urbanization

Settlement : place
·
w/ permanent human Population

·
over time small agri settlements got characteristics that made them Urban


Presence of surplus
-


agri

-



rise of social stratification


beginning job specialization
-


of




Urbanization
↳ Process of developing towns & Cities


·
percent urban : indicator of the proportion of the population that lives in Urban us rural areas




Influence of Site & Situation of Cities
·
Site & Situation of a City determines its functions

-larger Cities usually have multiple functions

·
defence, trade, religion , education Military, transportation
,




Early City-states
G consiste of an urban center & its Surrounding territory 2 agri Villages

·
had own political system
·
fertile soils allow for agri surplusi

mesopotamia
-




-

Wile River


Indus River
Valley
-




-

Huang- He floodpain in China




Centers for Services

City residents depended farmers food & ppl in inhabitants & ppl
·



supplyed services for
on for Cities in
surrounding regions

, Amsco
61 .




Defining Cities

high concentration of ppl
·

Cities are places w/

defined (and & Surrounding
·

Urban area : as a central City plus commercial, industrial Suburbs




Metropolitan Areas -

·
Metropolitan area : adjacent Cities economically connected by high pop density

Metropolitan high integration wh
·

statistical area : City of at least 50 , 000 ppl ,
& neighboring Counties have urban core




Population Characteristics

social heterogeneity : Pop of Cities has a lot of variety of ppl

diff Cultural interests , sex orientation , lang ,
-



etc


-


larger degree in Cities than rural places

Immigration immigration
·
: Centers of


diversity
·




-Urban residents more accustomed to more diversity




Transportation & Communication
·
aided the growth of cities


urban areas expanded Since ppI can live further away trans
·

cause of


development Internet allowed pp
·

of to work from home


-

increased distance ppl can live from Cities




Borchert's Transportation Model

↳ describes Urban growth based on trans tech

·

every new form of tech changes how pp) more in urban areas


·
divided urban history into 4 epochs

·
model could be expanded


currently,
-


some cities encourage

mass transit , biking , etc.

, Amsco
61.




Transportation Impact on Cities


Pedestrian
·

earliest Urban centers were Cities -
Cities Shaped by distances Upl Could Walk


horse- & -buggy & city size

·
ppI could move farther from Center


StreetcarSuburbs :
·




·
automobile had big effects on growth of Cities


Cars & highways facilitated movement
-




lower density suburbs emerged around of city der legal city
·
-
but as separate


-functions as part of Metropolitan area


·

cities focus ecoder policies to increase connectivity




Communication Networks

Cities nodal regions that require connectivity
·

are to thrive.


comm tech diffused
·

hierarchically to large cities first


best Singapore
·

comm network is




Population Growth & Migration
Pop growth , Cultural tension, exc are push factors in agri Communities

mostrapid rural-urban migration happens in Periphery & Semi-periphery Countries
·




·
rapid growth stretch resources & Created challenges for cities

Substandard housing , overcrowding & Stressed infrastructure
-




rural-urban d but &
·

in love countries , domestic international Migration increased




Economic Development & Government Policies
·

Cities Viewed as engines of growth of country economy

·
Cities have diff functions eco emphasis



in US , midwesteattracts manufacturing jobs ,
Floride dev on retirement & Tourism

·
Cities function can change over time & often compete w/ each other to attract jobs

, Amsco

62.




Suburbanization
Suburb is largely adjacentfo
·


a residential area Urban

·

Suburbanization :
process of pplmoving , from Cities to residential areas on the outskirts of the city

form
City for jobs &
·

communities connected to services




Causes of Suburbanization

economic expansion
·




-greater buying power , growth of car centered lifestyle & gou construction of highways
·

racial tensions

-African Americans came for better life & many While Americans moved to suburbs

·
White flight

gou
·

investment in Surban growth

-


lack of investment in Cities




Shifting Trends

·
Suburbs dominant form of living in us



Sprawl : rapid spacial city & Occurs for
·

expansion of the extent of a lots of reasons


growth
-


of Suburbs


-cars


less land
-


cost



leap-frog development encourages buy land & build communities beyond
·
:
spraul, developers periphery of City

·

some Cities (Atlanta) grew larger than those w/ higher pop



New forms of land use


Boomburgs : rapidly growing have pop over 100, 000 ppl , & isn't largest city
·
communities ,
in metro area

-

don't have dense Urban Center



Oplano , ty

edge Cities : nodes of in periphery of large
·

economic activity that dev Cities

-

tall office buildings , lots of retail shops , few residents & located & junction of major transportation routes


residents leaving (deurbanization) go exurbs residential districts beyond
·

Cities to : suburbs

-
tech contributes to exurbs- lack of need to commute



expansive lots & large single-fam homes
-

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Institución
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Grado
AP Human Geography
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