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North America - I (CHAPTER 3: 149-171)
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DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS
ANGLO-AMERICAN LABEL ENGLISH LANGUAGE CHRISTIAN FAITHS EUROPEAN NORMS GOVERNMENT, ARCHITECTURE, DIET, ARTS HIGHLY URBANIZED MOBILE POPULATIONS HIGH INCOMES MANUFACTURING OUTPUT FEDERAL STATES WITH PLURAL SOCIETIES
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PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS
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CULTURAL DIFFUSION - CIRCA 1820
New England Mid-Atlantic Pennsylvania Tidewater Maryland/ Virginia Frontier Zones by 1810 Hearth Areas (Pre-1725) Secondary Areas ( ) Tertiary Areas ( )
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SHIFT IN THE US MEAN CENTER OF POPULATION: EVIDENCE OF MIGRATION DECISIONS
1754 1860 1920 1990 1820 1980 1790
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THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE: 1820-1980
South/East Europe 10000 Germany Scandinavia 8000 Latin America Asia British Isles 6000 Immigration in 1000s 4000 2000 1820 1840 1860 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 Push Factors Pull Factors +1840s: Irish Potato Famine +Economic Opportunity : Overpopulation, War +Political/Religious Freedom +Recent: Overpopulation, War, Oppression +Land Availability
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POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
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ETHNIC PATTERNS
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URBAN GEOGRAPHY CONCERNED WITH THE SPATIAL ASPECTS OF CITIES AND URBAN NETWORKS 4 MAJOR THEMES HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF CITIES INTERURBAN GEOGRAPHY INTRAURBAN GEOGRAPHY URBAN SOCIAL GEOGRAPHY PLANNING AND POLICY-MAKING 3 KEY MODELS BORCHERT; ADAMS; VANCE
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BORCHERT’S MODEL (METROPOLITAN EVOLUTION)
GENERALIZATION OF THE HISTORICAL GROWTH OF THE US URBAN SYSTEM BASED ON KEY CHANGES IN ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY OCCURRED IN 5 STAGES Sail-Wagon Epoch ( ) Iron Horse Epoch ( ) Steel-Rail Epoch ( ) Auto-Air-Amenity Epoch ( ) Satellite-Electronic-Jet Propulsion Epoch (1970-?)
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ADAM’S MODEL FOCUSED ON INTRAURBAN GROWTH
BASED ON BREAKTHROUGHS IN TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY A PATTERN OF OUTWARD-AREAL EXPANSION OCCURRED IN 4 STAGES <1888- WALKING-HORSECAR ERA ELECTRIC STREETCAR ERA RECREATIONAL AUTO ERA 1945-PRESENT- FREEWAY ERA
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ADAM’S MODEL (STAGES OF INTRAURBAN GROWTH)
Electric Streetcars, commuter railroads Arterial Highways Expressways 1
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ADAM’S MODEL (STAGES OF INTRAURBAN GROWTH)
Electric Streetcars, commuter railroads Arterial Highways Expressways 1
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ADAM’S MODEL (STAGES OF INTRAURBAN GROWTH)
Electric Streetcars, commuter railroads Arterial Highways 2 Expressways 1 1880
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ADAM’S MODEL (STAGES OF INTRAURBAN GROWTH)
Electric Streetcars, commuter railroads Arterial Highways 2 Expressways 1 1880
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ADAM’S MODEL (STAGES OF INTRAURBAN GROWTH)
Electric Streetcars, commuter railroads Arterial Highways 3 3 2 Expressways 1 1880 1920
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ADAM’S MODEL (STAGES OF INTRAURBAN GROWTH)
Electric Streetcars, commuter railroads Arterial Highways 3 3 2 Expressways 1 1880 1920
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ADAM’S MODEL (STAGES OF INTRAURBAN GROWTH)
Electric Streetcars, commuter railroads 4 Arterial Highways 3 2 Expressways 1 1880 1920 1940 1990s
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URBAN SPATIAL CHANGES MICROSCALE (Intraurban)
James Vance defines a new tributary area; URBAN REALMS Single urban structure of the past is transformed into a multicentered model in which several outlying activity concentrations rival the Central Business District (CBD)
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IDEAL FORM OF MULTICENTERED URBAN REALMS MODEL
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SPATIAL ECONOMY (COMPONENTS)
ACTIVITIES OR SECTORS Primary (Raw Materials) Secondary (Manufacturing) Tertiary (Services) Quaternary (Information) Quinary (Management)
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Agriculture in the US A Macro Von Thünen Model
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INDUSTRIAL LOCATION FACTORS
Remember… Alfred Weber? Location of raw materials Labor availability Energy availability Location of market Transportation Relative importance of factors change INDIVIDUAL SECTORS NATURE OF THE ECONOMY
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NORTH AMERICAN MANUFACTURING BELT
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North America - I (CHAPTER 3: 149-171)
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