Urban Geography Cities develop and grow primarily because they are the centers for providing _______________ and because of important physical geographic features such as : Access to these and the ____________ opportunities they provide has been a major pull factor of the cities. This fact has increased the amount of the world’s population living in cities in two ways: 1) ________ of people --- 3% in 1800, 6% in 1850, 14% in 1900,30% in 1950 to over 65% today 2)_____________ of people (Developed countries have high %, but developing countries have more of the very large cities out of the top 10 cities, and 16 of the top 20) The growth of population of urban areas in this way is known as _________________________. The rapid growth of this process is the result of 2 major changes in world economic structure: 1) The _______________________ ______________________ in the 19 th Century. 2) Growth of the ____________________ sector in the 20 th Century.

_____________________ are broken down into 3 major branches: A)_________________ = Nearly ½ all US jobs. Main types = Retail, Education, Health, and Leisure. B)_________________= Roughly ¼ of all US jobs. Branches = Professional, Financial, and Transportation. C)_________________= 16% of US Jobs. Types --- Federal, State, and Local Govt. Workers Throughout history these services have been important --- Permanent settlements existed before written history in main hearths: Services provided there were centered around the 3 major branches as well: Consumer = Burial and honoring the dead, housing ____________ & _______________, and_______________ making tools, clothing, and containers. Business = Settlements provided a place to store ______________________ food and _________________ w/ other groups. Public = Early civilizations housed ____________________ leaders, _________________ forces, and religious centers. For over 2,000 years most of the world’s largest cities have been located in ________________ a majority of the time. Listed below are the largest world cities at the time listed and the date they hit a population milestone: Around 700 BC – Babylon, Babylonia (Iraq) st city over 200,000 Around 700 AD – Baghad, Iraq st city over 1 million Around 1750 AD – London, England – 1 st over 5 millionAround 1950 AD – New York, USA st over 10 million Around 2000 AD – Tokyo, Japan st over 20 million

A key feature of any city is known as the _____________ _______________ _______________. This is also known as ______________________ and is an important place for a city as it is: 1) Usually is one of the ______________________ districts of the city. 2) Often the _______________ site of the settlement. 3) The best-known and most ______________________ distinctive areas in the city. 4) Attractive to all __________________ because of its accessibility. 5) Focal point of the region’s ____________________ network. Cities are connected to their regions and other places by two important systems that have impacted their development over time:______________________ and ____________________. Both of these have played important roles in the urbanization and _________________________ trends in the US over the past 200 years. Lets brainstorm types of each system (start with earliest forms ) and how they impact city development: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMSCOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Impacts =Impacts=