Global Cities GCSE Geography Global Cities Global cities

Global Cities GCSE Geography

Global Cities Global cities…. Cities which play an important role in global finance and trade. North America C T M NY LA L F Europe P M M Asia B S D Tropic of Cancer MC Africa T HK M S Equator South America Tropic of Capricorn SP S Oceania How many of these global cities can you name? GCSE Geography

Global Cities Global cities…. Cities which play an important role in global finance and trade. North America Chicago Los Angeles London Paris Toronto New York Madrid Frankfurt Europe Moscow Asia Milan Beijing Dubai Tropic of Cancer Mexico City Africa Mumbai Shanghai Toky o Hong Kong Singapore Equator South America Tropic of Capricorn Sao Paulo Sydney Oceania GCSE Geography

Global Cities Top 20 Global cities Singapore Frankfurt: Germany • Population 5. 4 million; London: UK Beijing: China Shanghai: China • Tokyo: A city. Japan state – the. Paris: city is the country and the capital; only 18 France th largest city • Population 720, 000. 5 countries are smaller; • cityin Population 8. 5 million Dubai: • United Arab Emirates Population 21. 1 million. 2 nd most populated inthe • Population 24. 1 million. Biggest city New York City: USA in Germany; • Population 2. 2 million Madrid: Spain Internationally important commerce, finance • • Sao Population 13. 3 million. The Tokyo area Mumbai: • • Moscow Leading financial centreand in the world. Paulo: Brazil the North world; India world measured by population; It’s the business and finance capital • Political and economic centre offor France; • Population 2. 4 million. Only 17% of the population America transportation centre; including the suburbs, is the largest built Asia Frankfurt Kong: Also internationally important • Population 8. 5 million. Largest and most densely • Hong Has increased rapidly in size. Size of urban area • One. China of the fastest developing cities in the London Chicago; USA • • city Population 3. 1 to million. Third most of. Biggest Germany. Also important for • Population 21 million; Important for service industries, Europe are locals. The rest are immigrants; • Population 12 million. city in Brazil and the • Most expensive in the world live in; up area in the world; Paris Toronto Chicago commerce, arts, entertainment, populated city in the USA; increased world by 4 times inlast 10 20 years; in the years; populated city in Europe; culture and tourism; Toronto: Canada Milan: Milan • • the Wealthiest city inmillion; India. It is the financial, including shopping and fashion; Population 7. 1 • One • of fastest growing cities in the world, southern hemisphere. 9 th. Italy largest city in the world. Moscow: Russia • Has to import almost everything it needs, even water; • Globally important for commerce, Madrid fashion, professional services and • International centre for banking, finance, retailing, • Population: 2. 7 million; Sydney: Australia It is the political, cultural and educational centre of Beijing Mexico City: Mexico Toky th • Commercial, financial and major industrial New York Los Angeles • • India; It the political, economic cultural • isin 7 highest quality of life in the world; and entertainment centre of One of 1992 the top tourist destinations. 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Global Cities Global cities…. Cities which play an important role in global finance and trade. North America Chicago Los Angeles London Paris Toronto New York Madrid Frankfurt Europe Moscow Asia Milan Beijing Dubai Tropic of Cancer Mexico City Africa Shanghai Toky o Hong Kong Mumbai Singapore Equator South America Tropic of Capricorn Sao Paulo Sydney Oceania Click here for examples of High Income Countries (HIC) Click here for examples of Newly Industrialised Countries (NIC) Click here for examples of Low Income Countries (LIC) GCSE Geography

Global Cities Global cities…. Cities which play an important role in global finance and trade. Iceland Canada USA North America Canada Chicago Los Angeles USA Tropic of Cancer Mexico City Equator Mexico Tropic of Capricorn Norway Sweden Finland Frankfurt UK London Europe Rep. of Paris Milan Ireland Madrid Toronto New York Burkina Gambia Mali Haiti Faso Niger South America Moscow Austria; Belgium; Denmark; France; Germany; Italy; Luxembourg; Netherlands; Africa Portugal; Spain; Switzerland; Brazil Sao Paulo Click on the LICs, NICs or HICs for the name of the country GCSE Geography Turkey Afghanistan Bangladesh Nepal Beijing Dubai Mumbai Shanghai Toky o Philippines Hong Kong Cambodia Ethiopia Singapore Vietnam Uganda Thailand Kenya India Rwanda Tanzania Malaysia Malawi Indonesia South Sydney Lesotho Africa Oceania High Income Countries (HIC) Newly Industrialised Countries (NIC) Low Income Countries (LIC) Asia China Australia New Zealand