Mega city- over 10 million people, can be made up of two or more metropolitan areas that converge
World city- city that acts as a major centre for finance, trade, politics, culture and science
The emergence of these very large cities is due to:
- Globalisation
- Shift from manufacturing to service based cities
Global cities are centres for finance, headquarters for TNCs, have large levels of tourism. They are centres for knowledge and culture.
Cities have polarised labour forces with many jobs at the high and low end of skill and pay.
New York
New York
- All major media industries in the USA are there
- Major tourist attractions
- Largest number of corporate HQs in US
- Home of New York stock exchange
- Grid system and subway system makes everywhere accessible
- Green spaces e.g. Central Park
- Large levels of migration- diaspora e.g. Little Italy
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