A Level Geography- Counter Urban Development
2023
Detroit- Motor City - ANS-Population: 15,000 (1820) -> 1.8 mil (1950)
1960- White people left due to
... [Show More] racial riots
Spiral of decline after motor industry closed.
Population of 680,000 in 2015.
Mega Cities: Dhaka - ANS-Population: 12 million
Slums home to 4 million, but organised with markets and shops, toilets straight into the river...
0.5 million arriving every year from rural areas.
Mega Cities: Tokyo - ANS-Population: 37 million
Football pitches, driving lessons on top of sky high buildings. Rent 'people' for friendship.
Subway- 8 million people a day. 'Clock City'.
Global City: Beijing - ANS-Demographic, Technological, Economic, Political and Cultural Attributes. ALPHA
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Population: 17 million
Grown rapidly due to high rural-urban migration.
160 countries have an embassy in Beijing (discuss trade and financial affairs).
Internal trade has risen from $1.13 billion in 1950 to $2,561 billion in 2008.
Location and Growth:
-One child policy in operation since 1979.
Political importance:
-Beijing controls all of China's internal affairs and foreign policy.
-The foreign embassies of other countries are all located in Beijing, discussions with China about trade.
(more than 160 embassies of countries in Beijing).
The economy:
-Internal trade has risen from $1.13 billion in 1950 to $2,561 billion in 2008.
-Beijing's GDP was estimated to have reached $146 billion in 2008
-The People's Bank of China has its head office in Beijing
-Tourism estimates that the total number of tourists visiting Beijing reached 154 million in 2009, and the
total tourism revenue reached 236 billion yuan
High technology:
-Developed rapidly in Beijing due to the city's high-level human and technology resources, including the
prestigious Peking University and the Zhongguancun Science Park.
Universities;
-Beijing has over 70 establishments of higher education.
Transport:
-Beijing is China's main international transport hub.
-In 2008, Beijing Capital Airport served 80 million passengers, making it the 8th busiest airport in the world.
Suburbanisation: Los Angeles - ANS-Los Angeles has attracted 24million people to California.
REASONS for growth of LA:
Transport- Transcontinental railway from the east
-0th century revolution of air travel created LAX
-Electric tramways for commuters to work
-Motorways spread across the city
Employment- Discovery of oil in the early 20th century, the opening of a Ford car plant and other
manufacturing industries meant growth... [Show Less]