SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In geography, what is the correct term for a city that plays an important role in the global economic system?
A
industrial city
B
capital city
C
edge city
D
world city
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -global city, an urban centre that enjoys significant competitive advantages and that serves as a hub within a globalized economic system. The term has its origins in research on cities carried out during the 1980s, which examined the common characteristics of the world’s most important cities.

Detailed explanation-2: -A global city (also known as a power city, world city, alpha city, or world center) is a city that serves as a primary node in the global economic network.

Detailed explanation-3: -Global cities, sometimes referred to as world cities, are often the most important cities in the world in terms of economic and cultural impacts. These cities, such as London, New York and Paris, are not always the largest cities, but they play an important role in economic links with other countries.

Detailed explanation-4: -They provide agglomerations of people, of supply (of labor and capital) and demand (for goods and services), of markets and opportunities.

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