Geography 2060A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Pool Malebo, Urban Agriculture, Congo River
4 Apr 2020
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Kinshasa farmed cemeteries, reclaimed stretches of malebo pool (congo river) as arable land (800 ha) Organic approach to the production of the city . Pollutants in disposed waste enter into fruits and vegetables: roma-ngombe urban women gardeners utilize a rich section of sewage-infested wetland for growing tomatoes, vegetables and sugar cane. National poverty rates are inversely proportional to urbanization rates. Huge inequalities (economic globalization favours small fragment of population) Tikal (600bc 900ce: powerful city-state (60,000-70,000 inhabitants) 2 large city with thousands of structures including 6 large pyramids (one over 230 ft high) sophisticated and highly productive agriculture. 1492 columbus finds hispaniola: pizzaro takes inca empire with 500 soldiers (1533) Of cuzco: "this city is the greatest and the finest ever seen in this country or anywhere in the. Indies we can assure your majesty that it is so beautiful and has such fine buildings that it would be remarkable even in spain .
