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spread of metropolises 2.2 - Coggle Diagram
spread of metropolises 2.2
rich countries
urban network
: cities more spread out and connected in many ways.
developing countries
primate city
: have one single megacity, much bigger than the second largest city.
influences of the location of a city
flat, fertile areas, junctions of trade routes
middle of the country, at the coast and good connections
colonial past, so at the coast. they were export ports to the mother country, later people moved to these cities causing them to grow
colonial twincities
the city consist of two parts: the old native part and the western part
differences: old native is walled, narrow, winding streets and western broad, straight streets
urnbanisation rate
the growthin percentages in degree of urbanisation
degree of urbanisation
the percentage of the people living in the cities
city growth
people move for a better future> start a family
settlement surplus: positive difference between the umber of people leaving and moving to an area
natural growth (main reason)