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Soci U.3
4 What are the predominant functions in the following cities:
• New York
: commercial and tourist
• Rome
: tourist, and cultural and religious
• Frankfurt
: commercial, political and administrative
• Salamanca
: tourist, cultural and religious
• Madrid
: commercial, and political and administrative
• Sevilla
: tourist, cultural and religious
1 What elements define a place as a city?
Large number of inhabitants
Its main economic activities are related to the secondary and services sector
It has tall buildings
People’s attitudes tend mainly towards speed and mobility
6 Give two examples for each of the urban plan types mentioned on this page.
Grid:
Barcelona and Salt Lake City
Linear:
Quito and Nice
Radial:
Moscow and Delhi
Irregular:
Ávila and Córdoba (centre)
3 Give some examples of dormitory towns in Spain.
Móstoles
Guecho
Badalona
8 What parts can we distinguish within a city? What functions do they fulfil?
• City centre
:
Residential
Is where the main business, financial and commercial areas are found. The residential function is also important
• Peri-urban areas
: Residential
•
Outskirts:
Have industrial areas and commercial areas.
12 What changes in urban planning did the Modern Age bring?
Urban planning during the Modern Age was based on geometric shapes, whichwere predominant in the designs; a rational distribution of spaces
Their embellishment with main squares, gardens and new roads
Fortifications that evolved to suit the needs of the artillery, which was widespread at the time.
9 What are the characteristics of working-class neighbourhoods?
Large blocks of apartments near industrial areas
They do not have many urban services or green spaces
10 What were the main differences between the cities of Ancient China and Ancient Rome?
Ancient China
Were structured around the palace of the priest or king, the temple or the market
Were surrounded by a wall for defence.
Roman cities
Were structured according to regular planning, organised around a square or forum
Two main roads started here, which organised the city into a grid plan
Had urban facilities like water pipes, sewers and paved roads
14 What were the main problems of the industrial city?
That hygiene conditions were very poor
The overcrowding of industrial workers in appalling conditions and in uninhabitable houses.
15 What new planning measures were adopted during the Industrial Revolution?
In some cities, the walls limiting their expansion were demolished
The economic and political power of the bourgeoisie led to the construction of new residential neighbourhoods
17 What differences exist between concentrated urban networks in rich and poor countries?
Rich countries
, the urban network is balanced by communications with the metropolis
Poor countries
, this network is deficient, as most national services and activities are concentrated in the big city.
18 What is the difference between a metropolitan area and a conurbation?
A
metropolitan
area consists of a large city or metropolis and the towns and cities around it.
A
conurbation
is also a large urban area, but one that is a result of the merging of two or more cities of a similar size.
2 What is a hamlet?
A small village
5 What are the characteristics of a radial plan?
We can clearly distinguish the central core from which several roads branch out. In turn, these roads are intersected by other streets that form concentric rings
7 What are the advantages of a city with a grid urban plan?
Allows the easy subdivision of a large parcel of land
11 Why were cities in Antiquity and the Middle Ages walled?
Were part of the city’s defences.
13 What new urban areas appeared during the Industrial Revolution?
Working-class neighbourhoods and ensanches.
16 Why are capitals considered national metropolises?
They are the most important cities in a country.
19 Why are there no old towns in the United States?
Cities of the United States grew very fast, so the neighbourhoods of these cities are relatively new.
20 Why is the urbanisation level in Africa lower?
Because most of Africa consists of developing countries.
21 What types of urban contrast exist in cities in developing countries?
There is a strong contrast, as the residential neighbourhoods of the upper classes coexist alongside slums
24 What jobs are easily found in cities?
Jobs related to the labour market (executives, economists, etc.)