Earliest settlements - near rivers bc of enriched soil, resources
Agricultural Surplus - Crop yields are sufficient to feed more people that the farmer and their family
Socioeconomic Stratification - structuring of society into different groups ie. a leader, govt, ruling class
The first urban revolution - socioeconomic stratification and agricultural surplus that led to the early cities
Urban hearth areas - regions where worlds first cities evolved ie.Mesopotamia(between Tigris and Euphrates),Nile River valley, Indus River Valley, Yellow River Valley(China)
site - refers to the absolute location of a place on Earth, defined by coordinates
Situation - the relative location of a place in reference to its surroundings
Diffusion of Urbanization(Europe) - Started with Greek/Roman empires(both to Rome), cities grew as outposts, water transportation through aqueducts, road and highway system
Development of Cities in Spain, Chinatown, Americas - Spanish(centers of learning, commerce, govt), China(around tradition, beliefs), American(Control, subjugation)
Capitalism - economic and political system in which country’s trade and industry as controlled by private owners rather than state (Led to pull factors for big city Chicago)
Communism - economic and political system in which all property is publicly owned and managed
Rural to Urban migration in China - under communism urban Chinese forced to cities, after state policy reform Chinese abandoned poverty
Streetcar suburb - A settlement outside of a city with streetcar lines; the streetcars take residents into and out of the city easily
Second urban revolution - the industrial innovations in mining and manufacturing that led to urban growth
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