AP Human Geography / Unit 6: Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns and Processes
6.2 Cities Across the World
Notes
- Megacities have 10 million+ people. Metacities have 20 million+.
- World cities (global cities) like New York, London and Tokyo are hubs of finance and culture.
- Suburbanization, edge cities and exurbs.
Practice
A city of 12 million people is a:
Over 10 million.
A business and shopping center at a suburban highway exit is an:
New downtown outside the core.
New York and London are:
Global hubs.
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