Chapter 9 Vocabulary Words
urban morphology
site
social stratification
situation
functional zonation
central business district
gentrification
first urban revolution
Mesopotamia
urban sprawl
shantytowns
Huang He and Wei
informal economy
central place theory
blockbusting
Chapter 9 Essential Questions
1. When and Why did people start living in cities?
2. Where are cities located and why?
3. How are cities organized, and how do they function?
4. How do people make cities?
5. What role do cities play in globalization?
Chapter 9 Learning Targets
Students will identify and understand the following terms in a variety of contexts: Human Development Index (HDI), MDC/LDC, Primary Sector, Secondary Sector, Tertiary Sector, Gender-related Development (GDI), Gender empowerment Measure (GEM), Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Transnational Corporations, Metropolitan Statistical Area, Micropolitan Statistical Area, Concentric Zone Model, Sector Model, Multiple Nuclei Model
Students will describe the characteristics of urbanization, both modern and historical.
Students will be able to evaluate and use appropriate technology to research current events and contemporary issues.
Identify what factors lead to the settlement and growth of cities, including rank-size rule, central place theory and the gravity model.
Explain variations in city development, including global cities, megacities, suburbanization and edge cities.
Analyze the models of internal city structure, including concentric zone model, sector model, and multiple- nuclei model.
Analyze the impact of changing employment mix, changing demographic and social structure, uneven development, ghettoization, and gentrification on urban development.
Describe how differing economic systems and cultural values can lead to variations in the spatial structures and landscapes of urban areas, including housing, transportation, infrastructure, political organization, and urban planning.