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Why do people live in cities? - Coggle Diagram
Why do people live in cities?
I. The Urban Explosion
For the thousands of years of human history, cities have been the exception rather than the rule
The largest of these cities was New York, with a population of around 12 million
For the first time in human history, the number of people living in urban areas (cities) was greater than the number of people living in rural areas.
This all changed about 200 years ago with the arrival of the industrial age.
IV. The disadvantages of cities
Environmental disadvantages
A recent study found that more than half of australia's rare or threatened plants, mammals, birds, reptiles and fish live in or near our cities.
As Australian cities grow in size they place an enormous amount of stress on the natural environment around them.
Social disadvantages
As the populations of Australian cities grow, land on the edges of cities is often converted from framland and green spaces to residential areas.
Because
Overcrowding and rising house prices might be a disadvatage for those living in the inner city, while lack of schools and hospitals might be a disadvantage for those living in new housing estates on the edge of the city.
VI. Urbanisation in Indonesia
Urban growth in Indonesia
Jakarta: Indonesia's megacity
III. The advantages of cities
Social advatages
Immigration results in cultural diversity which
As a result, city-dwellers have access to an enormous range of services.
There are a range of social advantages of city life, including access to schools, hospitals and other services, and activities such as entertainment, sporting and cultural events.
Economic advantages
These range from jobs that involve little training and education through to highly skilled jobs requiring years of university study and training.
Cities continue to be places of innovation and change as they allow individuals and organisations to share ideas and resources effectively
Cities also provide companies with huge numbers of customers in a relatively small space, making it easier for them to sell their goods and services there.
V. The rise of megacities
II. How cities are organised
Models of city land use
By mapping the main land uses in cities it is possible to identify similar patterns
It shows how a city divided into sectors(similar to slices of a cake) that are used for different purposes
Geographers identify patterns in the way areas and features of cites are organised.