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AP Human GeographyUnit 6.1: Background of Urban GeographyUpdated 1/4/15Chapter 9 in TextbookTopicLearning TargetsAcademic VocabularyThe form, function, and size of urban settlements are constantly changing. I can explain the factors that initiate and drive urbanization and suburbanization.Urban (p. 247)City (p. 248)Site and situational influences on cities (p. 253-254) Urban morphology (p254) Origin Theories of urban origins Social Stratification and agricultural surplus (p. 249) Hydraulic civilizations Functions of early cities Growth Urbanization Locational factors of early cities Urban Hearths (p.248-249) Six Ancient Urban Hearths Agricultural village Secondary Hearth (p. 252) Mesopotamian City Greek city-states (characteristics) Acropolis/Agora Roman urban system Transportation system (p. 254) Greek influences: forum/coliseum (p. 254) Medieval City Non European Urban System Urban expansion- The Silk Road, interior cities (p. 256)Islamic City The Mercantile city (p. 257) The Colonial City (p. 265)The manufacturing/industrial city (p. 257)Shock cityModern CityPost-modern city/post-modern landscapeSun-belt citiesBorchert’s epochs of urban growth Sail-Wagon Epoch Iron-Horse Epoch Steel-Rail Epoch Auto-Air-Amenity Epoch High Technology EpochMuller’s Transportation Eras Walking Horsecar Era Pre-1800-1890 Electric Streetcar Era 1890-1920 Automobile Era 1920-1945 Recreational Automobile Era 1920-1945 Freeway Era 1945-presnt High Tech Era 1990-present Influences of Urbanization agriculture Transportation Communication Population growth Migration Economic development Government policiesWorld Cities (p. 283)Megacities (p. 265)CentralityMegalopolis/ConurbationOver-urbanizationGateway citiesChallenges facing World Cities/Megacities Economic SocialTopicLearning TargetsAcademic VocabularyModels help to understand the distribution and size of cities. I can apply models to explain the hierarchy and interaction patterns of urban settlements. Walter Christaller’s Central Place Theory (p. 260-261) Urban hierarchy Hamlet Village Town City Hinterland/services areas/trade areas (p. 259) Threshold Range Low order goods and services High order goods and services Assumptions of central place theory Rank-size rule (p. 260)Primate cities (p. 260)TopicLearning TargetsAcademic VocabularyModels of internal city structure and urban development provide a framework for urban analysis. I can explain the models of internal city structure and urban development.Functional Zonation (p. 262)Invasion and successionBid rent theory of urban land use Peak land value intersection AccessibilityFormer Communist Cities MicrodistrictsSao Paolo Case StudyBurgess Concentric-Zone Model Centrality Central Business District (p. 245) Zone in Transition Hoyt Sector Model (p. 264) Transportation routesHarris-Ullman Multiple-Nuclei Model (p. 262) Nodes Automobile SuburbanizationGalactic city model (aka Peripheral Model) (p. 263) Edge Cities Inner/Outer loopsJames Vance Urban Realms Model Suburban downtown Central City versus outer citiesWorld-regional models Canadian and American cities (p. 263) Social Status Family Status Ethnic/Racial Roads/Transit European Cities (p. 263) Latin America city model/South American City (p. 265) Laws of the Indies Favela/barrio/shantytowns (p. 265) Inverse concentric zone Sub-Saharan African city model (p. 266-267) 3 CBD’s Reminant of Colonial CBD Informal/periodic market zone Transitional business center Southeast Asian city model (p. 267-268) Focus on port Alien commercial zone (p. 268) Lack of CBD Satellite cities Squatter Settlements Peripheral Zone New Industrial Estate ................
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