Chapter 13 Urban Patterns

Key Issue 1: The Functions of a City

There are Six Different Types of Cities

1. Commercial Centers2. Industrial Cities3. Primary Resources4. Resort Cities5. Government and Religious Centers6. Education Centers.

Commercial Centers – Cities that attract tertiary businesses and consumers for products.

New York City is a great example

Industrial Cities – Cities that attract factories to agglomerate with each other.

In the 1950s, Detroit, Michigan, was the main city for car manufacturing plants.

Primary Resources– Cities that exist to serve farmers and extractors of primary resources.

Henderson, KY exists between available coal mines and fertile soil for Soybean and Corn farming.

Resort Cities– These cities attract people for vacations and leisure time.

Las Vegas, Nevada has an estimated 580,000 permanent residents, but usually holds more than 1 million people on a

daily basis due to frequent visitors.

Government & Religious Centers– Cities that are cultural hearths to a nation or religion.

Mecca in Saudi Arabia is visited by millions of Muslims every year as part of their religious pilgrimage.

Education Centers– Cities that bring in residents for colleges and research centers.

Berkeley, California attracts residents from all over the world to attend the University of California’s famous Berkeley

campus.