GEO 101 World Human Geography
Spring 2011
Lecture Outline

Urbanization

Before Lecture
Reading assignment for today: Rubensten pp. 266-279
Important Concepts from the textbook you should review before lecture (write a short definition): distribution of cities, urban hearths, urbanization, basic industries, nonbasic industries, consumer services, business(producer) services, public services, world cities, command and control centers, specialized producer service centers, dependent centers, coolness and innovation, 
I have the following question(s) about the textbook reading:

Two ways to look at cities

• Urban Systems
• Urban Morphology (or form)

What is Urbanization?

Primate Cities, World Cities, and Megacities

Urbanization in the Core

Urbanization in the Periphery

• Overurbanization
• Squatter Settlements
  

After Lecture

What was the main point of today's lecture?

Important concepts covered in this lecture (write a short definition):

One thing I did not fully understand today is:

What did I learn today that I did not know before?