Question of the Day – 4.16.15
Give an example of
a megacity.
Justify your answer
using the
characteristics of a
megacity.
Question of the Day – 4.16.15
Some possible answers:
Tokyo, Japan
Guangzhou, China
Shanghai, China
Jakarta, Indonesia
Seoul, South Korea
Delhi, India
Mexico City, Mexico
Karachi, Pakistan
Manila, Philippines
New York City, USA
São Paulo, Brazil
Mumbai, India
THURSDAY – 4.16.15
• UNIT 7 – Cities and Urban Land Use
• Unit Seven – Wood
• Chapter 9 - Fouberg
• Session 3
• Finish handout – Different Types of Cities
• Session 4
• Read about Cristaller’s central place theory
• Wood 205-206
• Fouberg 306-308
• Answer the following sample FRQ
• Assess your response to the FRQ
• Rewrite the FRQ with the scoring guide to
assist you
Session 4 – Sample FRQ
Cristaller’s central place theory provides an
important model for analyzing urban
systems.
A. Describe three assumptions that
Christaller’s model rests on.
B. Explain three findings of Christaller’s study
that have shaped central place theory ever
since.