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World Cities
“World cities are not simply the world’s largest … cities. Rather, they are the control centers for the global economy, places where critical decision making and interaction take place with regard to global economic, cultural, and political issues” (Knox and Marston 2001, p. 426).
“WORLD CITIES”
Top Ten Cities,1950 (estimated from various sources)City Pop (in millions) Lat Long
New York, USA 12.3 40 N 74 WLondon, UK 8.7 52 N 0Tokyo, Japan 6.9 35 N 135 EParis, France 5.4 49 N 2 EMoscow, USSR 5.4 56 N 37 EShanghai, China 5.3 31 N 121 EEssen (Ruhr), Germany 5.3 51 N 7 EBuenos Aires, Argentina 5.0 34 S 58 WChicago, USA 4.9 41 N 87 WCalcutta (Kolkata), India 4.4 22 N 88 E
Plot these cities to see where the world’s ten largest cities were located in 1950. Symbolize each
with a circle .
World Urban System
Top Ten Cities, 2015 (estimated from various sources)City Pop (in millions) Lat Long
Tokyo, Japan 28.9 35 N 135 EMumbai (Bombay), India26.2 19 N 73 ELagos, Nigeria 24.6 6 N 3 ESão Paulo, Brazil 20.3 23 S 46 WDhaka, Bangladesh 19.5 23 N 90 EKarachi, Pakistan 19.4 25 N 69 EMexico City, Mexico 19.2 19 N 99 WShanghai, China 18.0 31 N 121 ENew York, USA 17.6 40 N 74 WKolkata (Calcutta), India17.3 22 N 88 E
Plot these cities on the world map to see where the ten world’s most populated cities will be in 2015.
Symbolize each with a square .
Draw the Brandt Line with a bright color
Place an X on each city as it is named on the following 12 lists. Each list identifies the top 5 cities as ranked according to its provision of certain services (Taylor 2005).
As cities are named more than once, just keep adding more X ’s.
Banking $London
New YorkTokyo
Hong KongSingapore
Producer Services $London
New YorkHong Kong
ParisTokyo
Management New YorkLondonParis
MadridStockholm
Law London
New YorkFrankfurt
Hong KongWashington DC
Insurance London
New YorkHong KongLos Angeles
Paris
Advertising New YorkLondon
Hong KongTorontoSydney
Media ♫
LondonNew York
ParisLos Angeles
Milan
Architecture/Engineering
London
New YorkBeijing
SingaporeShanghai
United Nations
Agencies GenevaBrussels
Addis AbabaCairo
Bangkok
National Diplomatic
Missions Washington DC
New YorkLondonTokyoParis
Humanitarian & Environmental NGOs
NairobiBrusselsBangkokLondon
New Delhi
Scientific Research London
Los AngelesSan Francisco
BostonBasel
GenevaNew York
• So which of these cities are “World Cities?”
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