Urban Geography 4th Hour

About 10,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers, aided by rudimentary agriculture, moved to semi-permanent villages and never looked back. With further developments came food surpluses, leading to commerce, specialization and, many years later with the Industrial Revolution, the modern city. Vance Kite plots our urban past and how we can expect future cities to adapt to our growing populations. What percentage of the human population lived in cities 100 years ago? 10 20 30 40 Based on the Ted-Ed video, what led to the development of the first semi-permanent settlements? Changes in the global climate An increase in freshwater supplies Improvements in healthcare Advances in agriculture Which of the following technologies is a development that resulted from the desire to trade with neighboring communities? The plow Walled Cities Roads Water Distribution Why were people initially drawn to cities? The availability of jobs Safer living conditions The promise of leisure time More farmland According to the video, global population is expected to top out at _ billion people. 8 10 12 16