World’sLargest

Cities

World’s Largest

Cities

GOAL: To use maps and data to explain patterns of population and movement OBJECTIVES: TLW

•Locate the largest urban areas in the world in several time periods•Describe the pattern of urban settlement in each period•Explain some economic, geographic or political reasons for the location of the largest cities in each period

At what point in history did a city in the Western Hemisphere make the top ten list?

In the year 500 CE, Teotihuacan, Mexico had a population of 125,000, becoming #6 on the Largest World Cities list. It did not appear on any other list after this, and it was 1900 before any other Western Hemisphere city appeared.

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When was the first time a city had at least a million people? What city?

Beijing, China reached a population of 1.1 million in 1800

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Europe had at least one city on the list from 100 CE until what year?

In 1950, London, Paris, Ruhr (Germany) and Moscow were on the list. By 2000, no European country made the top ten list.

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Which Continent has the most cities in the top ten? Describe the changes!

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Which Continent has the most cities in the top ten? Describe the changes!

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Use your map to answer the questions on

Patterns of World Cities.

Be ready to share your answers!

Largest World Cities in 100

Largest World Cities in 500

Largest World Cities in 900

Largest World Cities in 1000

Largest World Cities in 1200

Largest World Cities in 1500

Largest World Cities in 1600

Largest World Cities in 1800

Largest World Cities in 1900

Largest World Cities in 1950

Largest World Cities in 2000

Largest World Cities in 2015

Using a map of a time period either immediately preceding, or immediately after your map, compare the patterns.

•What cities have either dropped off or been added?

•What new regions are represented?

•What event or events could have caused the change?

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World’s Largest CitiesWhat region or regions lost or added cities? Why?

What time period shows the most difference from the previous one?

At what point did a city in the Western Hemisphere appear on the list?

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What event or events could have caused the change?

When did the first city reach one million people?

What time period shows a loss of urban population?

Using the population tables or maps, choose a city on at least three lists.

Describe its population changes and the change in its relative location

at each period in history.

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