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UCO urban geo exam 1
global cities
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Geography
Undergraduate 2
09/19/2012

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how many levels of hierarchy of cites around the world are there?
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4
Term
global cites aka world cites
Definition
places that have the most important trade in the world take place.
Term
global cities occur mostly in _________ countries
Definition
developed
Term
who wrote the book "cities and evolution" and used the word "global cites"?
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Patrick Geddes
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What year did Patrick Geddes coin the term "global cities"?
Definition
1915
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how did Patrick Geddes define global cites?
Definition
places with the most important economic acitivity in the world
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how many charachteristcs of global cites are there?
Definition
9
Term
what are the first 3 characterics of global cities
Definition
1) control over production of news information & culture.
2) notable economic and spatial segregation
3) large population
Term
what are the 4,5,6 characterists of global cities?
Definition
4) increased political conflict over urban growth and class conflict
5) major centers of political power
6) high level of influence on global economy
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what are the 7,8,9 characterists of global cities?
Definition
7) young professionals decide where they want to live there
8) enertainment centers
9) very unique cityscape
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Chacteristic #1:
try to be home of ________ ________
Definition
sports competitions
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Chacteristic #1:
known by their ________ ________
Definition
first name (paris not paris, france)
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Chacteristic #2:
many global cites are _________ their older parts of their cities
Definition
gentrifying
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Chacteristic #2:
extremely ________ & extremely ________
Definition
wealthy & poor
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Chacteristic #2:
often extreme center for ________
Definition
economics
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Chacteristic #3:
The larges cites in the world are?
Definition
not all globabl cities
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Chacteristic #5:
sometimes they are their countries ________
Definition
capitals
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Chacteristic #5:
sometimes are hosts to ___________
Definition
headquarters (labor unions, international groups, banks)
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Chacteristic #6:
often ________ cities
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port
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Chacteristic #6:
good _________ linkages
Definition
transportation (international airports)
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Chacteristic #6:
well developed ________ _________ ________
Definition
mass transit systems
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Chacteristic #6:
many _________ functions
Definition
financial (stock exchanges)
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Chacteristic #9:
well-known __________
Definition
skyscraper
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Chacteristic #9:
what global city is trying to improve it's skyline?
Definition
London
Term
usually the three global cities at the top?
Definition
London
New York city
Tokyo
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new york city
Definition
largest city economically since 1825
Term
when did Tokyo really grow?
Definition
1960's & 1970's
Term
what global city is usually 4th?
Definition
Paris
Term
Tokyo's economic strength has been weakening since the _____________
Definition
1990's
Term
what are the 4 levels of cities around the world
Definition
1) global cities
2) regional command and control centers
3) specialized producer-service centers
4) dependent centers
Term
regional command and control centers typically have?
Definition
headquarters for corporations (national or regional branch)
Term
Regional command and control centers usually have a strong ________ sector
Definition
banking
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regional command and control center have clusters of __________ and ___________ facilities.
Definition
universites; medical
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3 examples of regional command and regional centers
Definition
atlanta, dallas and philadephia
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specialized producer - sevice centers
Definition
dependent on top two tiers for banking and advertisng
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what are two examples of specialized producer - service center cites specializing in one thing
Definition
pittsburgh - steel
San Jose - tech
Term
dependent centers
Definition
small major urban places
Term
what do dependent centers focus on?
Definition
enertainment
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2 enertainment examples of dependent centers
Definition
orlando and santa fe
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dependent center mining oriented community
Definition
bismark, ND
Term
2 examples of military oriented places in dependent centers
Definition
OKC and San Diego
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