1. Year 12 Geography
Topic #1:
Urban Places

2. TOKYO
Population  (June 1, 2006) - Population12,678,395 Density5796 /km²

7. MUMBAI
Population  (June 1, 2006) - Population12,678,395 Density5796 /km²

11. NEW YORK CITY
Population  - City (2004)8,104,079 - Density10,316/km² (26,720/sq mi)

16. SHANGHAI
Population (2004):17,420,000 (25th)

20. MEXICO CITY
Population 17,844,829 (Greater Mexico City)

26. SAO PAOLO
Population  - City (2006)11,016,703 - Density7,233/km² - Metro19,403,480

30. World Cities

31. WORLD CITIES
Mega-city: a very large urban agglomeration of at least 8 million inhabitants
World city: a city that has global and national significance. That is, centres of global economic and cultural authority.

32. World Cities
‘World cities’ are a highly competitive, global network of cities
Major centres of transnational corporations (TNC’s)
Where the most important financial and corporate institutions are located and where decisions that ‘drive’ the global economy are made.

33. There are growing disparities between mega-cities and world cities:
- dominance v dependence
- advantage v marginalisation
Mega-cities: urbanisation without industrialisation or globalisation to the extent of world cities.

35. The cultural geography of the world has been transformed by the process of urbanisation.
Two centuries ago: less than 5% of the world’s population lived in towns and cities
Today: it is over 50%
2025: expected to be greater than 60%

36. Megalopolises
Separate cities linked as urban sprawl engulfs the landscape
e.g. Tokyo-Yokohama

38. Globalisation’s Impact on Large Urban Centres
Dependence
Mega-cities
Dominance
World cities
Dynamics
Outcomes

42. Activities Skills work: Interpreting Photographs
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