ap human geography: city functions and urban patterns
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This goes over the basic city functions when learning about Urban Human Geography and how a city is laid out.TRANSCRIPT
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Chapter 13 Urban Patterns
Key Issue 1: The Functions of a City
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There are Six Different Types of Cities
1. Commercial Centers2. Industrial Cities3. Primary Resources4. Resort Cities5. Government and Religious Centers6. Education Centers.
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Commercial Centers – Cities that attract tertiary businesses and consumers for products.
New York City is a great example
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Industrial Cities – Cities that attract factories to agglomerate with each other.
In the 1950s, Detroit, Michigan, was the main city for car manufacturing plants.
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Primary Resources– Cities that exist to serve farmers and extractors of primary resources.
Henderson, KY exists between available coal mines and fertile soil for Soybean and Corn farming.
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Resort Cities– These cities attract people for vacations and leisure time.
Las Vegas, Nevada has an estimated 580,000 permanent residents, but usually holds more than 1 million people on a
daily basis due to frequent visitors.
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Government & Religious Centers– Cities that are cultural hearths to a nation or religion.
Mecca in Saudi Arabia is visited by millions of Muslims every year as part of their religious pilgrimage.
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Education Centers– Cities that bring in residents for colleges and research centers.
Berkeley, California attracts residents from all over the world to attend the University of California’s famous Berkeley
campus.