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