Cape Town

When we think of civilizations and where their power resides, we think of the great cities and capitals that were built. As time goes on and civilizations rise and fall, most of those cities are all that remain. Most people in the world today live in an urban area, and while the term urban is defined differently in various countries, it is generally defined as a non-agrarian landscape. The author goes on that several upcoming urban areas especially those in less-developed countries are heading…

A small town with a big city feel. Many would classify the Quad City area this way. Moving here can be a sizable change, especially for a small populated town or a larger city. When living in the QC, there are many advantages in living here because there is so much to chose from. The Quad Cities is a fantastic place to raise a family because of the magnificent entertainment, restaurants, and a low cost of living. Entertainment is easy to come across when in the area. There are many places to…

In the article, “Social Trends in New York City” Julius B. Maller talks about the change in social trends and how they are so rapid in the megalopolis region of New York. The article looks at the demographic and social-economic trends of the city. The population of New York City has reached astonishing heights over the last few years. People have been moving in and out of the region for a variety of different regions. The density of the population is due to workers moving to New York over the…

As the youth starts to grow up it’s evident that they need a place that they can feel safe while being comfortable in, and it should also be a place where they feel they made the right decision to stay. As teens turn to young adult they start to realize that they want a city that can offer better things for them and their future children. Often times young adults should start with a city that is close to the size of Phoenix or Philadelphia which are not too big because it would cause them to…

I wanted to tell you about something I learned about in class this year. It was where cities were turning empty rundown lots and United Spaces in cities into green spaces, small parks and small gardens. I think this idea is marvelous. It takes an abandon lot in a small park or a community gardens. Everyone in that community would benefit from this idea. People in the area can take advantage of the garden, they would have food that is health for them, and they would take pride in it because…

Between the 1700s and 1800s rural farm life began to turn into industrial city life. Farming and small industries began to evolve into bigger businesses. New and improved farming methods allowed landowners to make more money to invest in industries. New machinery in farming meant that less people farmed and more people got jobs in the city. This lead to an increase in investments in industry and the making of bigger and more powerful machinery. Factory owners hired workers to work the machines…

In the 1950s, there were many wealthy Chinese moved to Hong Kong illegally due to the civil war. After 1997, the SAR government launched a new migration scheme which allows 150 mainland residents move to Hong Kong every day. According to Census and Statistics Department, the percentage of net migration to total population increased is 71.5% in 2005. The problem of not enough housing estates for the rapid growth in population arosed. Other than that, the growing number of locals moved from rural…

Some people prefer to live in the small town where they grew up in and some prefer the big city, where there’s tons of excitement and plenty of things to do. Small towns are secluded, stress-free, and traditional for some. There are plenty of advantages of living in a small town compared then living in a big city. Living in a quiet, friendly environment where you know all of your neighbors because most of you grew up together. People never have to worry about crime happening or something serious…

Small Town Living Both Colby and Our Town are both small towns, but they both have their differences. Our Town has a population “within the city limits: 2, 640” (Wilder 15) and colby has a population of 5,419. Our Town is a little bit smaller than Colby, but they both show similar characteristics. In small towns everyone knows almost everyone who lives there. This can be good and bad because with everyone knowing each other, news spread like a wildfire. If people do something big everyone will…

A big change in my life was me moving from a city where I was raised to a small town where I have never lived before besides when I was a baby. I had lived in California since I was a baby, I grew up in California. In California is were I was raised, it was a big city with many different towns that were only like ten to fifteen minutes away. I had fit so good there, I had my family and my friends that I grew up with and even a sport I was actually good at that I played in since I was 4 years old…