GEOG 217 Study Guide - Winter 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - City, Canada, Montreal
12 Oct 2018
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GEOG 217
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
GEOG 217: January 11th, 2018
- Global City Distribution
o Ancient
o Contemporary
- Urban Centre of Gravity
- Cities in the 19th and 20th Centuries
- Modern Urban Life
What is a Modern City?
- Must define what we mean by modern and what we mean by city
Largest Cities in 430 BC:
- Very small populations by contemporary standards
- Distribution of cities was in the Mediterranean, Eastern China, Iraq, Upper India, etc.
o 20 – 40 degrees North (locally confined)
o Various things were occurring at this time…
▪ War
▪ Irrigation systems
▪ End of the Iron Age
▪ A lot of agriculture (mostly for subsistence)
▪ Trade was limited over long distances
o Cities were the exception…
▪ Urban dwellers did not have to grow their own food (could get it from the
countryside)
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▪ Instead, cities were used for religious, trade, or administrative purposes
Largest Cities in 2010:
- Rapid increase in the quantity of large cities and their overall population size
- Distribution of cities are dispersed more broadly among the continents and latitude
o As a result of…
▪ Technology was dominating agriculture and trade
▪ Steel manufacturing
▪ Energy from fossil fuels
• More transportation options
▪ Highly integrated global economy
Urban Center of Gravity:
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Document Summary
Cities in the 19th and 20th centuries. Must define what we mean by modern and what we mean by city. Distribution of cities was in the mediterranean, eastern china, iraq, upper india, etc: 20 40 degrees north (locally confined, various things were occurring at this time . Instead, cities were used for religious, trade, or administrative purposes. Rapid increase in the quantity of large cities and their overall population size. Distribution of cities are dispersed more broadly among the continents and latitude: as a result of , technology was dominating agriculture and trade, steel manufacturing, energy from fossil fuels, more transportation options, highly integrated global economy. Note: look at the stars of the previous maps. Indicates the average location of cities: weighted center of gravity (takes all 25 of largest cities into consideration) In 430 bc 1500: not a lot of change in the distribution of large cities.
