Movement of Geography

Urbanization

Migration

Globalization and Trade

Rural = country

Urban = city

Types of Cities

Megacity: 10+ billion people

Primate city: 2x the size of the 2nd largest city

Suburban: Residential area outside a city

Came during the 50s

Infrastructure: The basic physical and organizational structure of a society

Carrying Capacity: The amount of people an environment can support

Rural to Urban Push Factors

-Lack of economic opportunities

-Lack of health care

-Lack of educational opportunities

Urban Pull Factors

Family

Excitement

Jobs

Brain Drain: Educated people move to the city

What is Globalization and International Trade?

Globalization: how countries and people of the world interact and integrate

Trade: Interaction between different regions and people

Imports: Things that come from another country to one's own country

Exports: Things that leave one's own country to another

Balance of Trade: exports minus imports

What is Traded

Goods A.K.A. Stuff

Services

Legal

Financial

Banking

Capital = Money

Why Do Countries Trade?

Scarcity: Not enough stuff to go around

Specialization: Different countries are good at different things