Why Cities Are Where They Are

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Sound by Graham Haerther

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[hausser]

Bangladesh: Theoretically, a great place to live!

[willbill]

Start of video: They’re 5 towns in Pennsylvania that are exactly 10 miles apart
End of video: If the human race were to start over again the center of civilization would be Bangladesh

Me: Dang that escalated quickly

[liampower]

population: 500, 000
man leaves Connecticut to pursue a job in Atlanta, Georgia
population: 499, 999 people
next day: BREAKING NEWS APPLE TRUMBULL STORE HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS AS THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE TO SUSTAIN IT

[basicsandslightlybeyond]

It's true that the Southern Hemisphere has about 32% of the land, but about over a quarter of that is Antarctica...

[OblivionFalls]

"How many miles would you walk to buy a Macbook?" lol Zero

[virushasdetectedawindows]

"Since MacBooks are purchased less frequently, they need a larger amount of people to sustain them"

MattressFirm: I don't have such weaknesses

[sleepwalker]

One of the best thing I like about this channel is that your English is really understandable to me as a foreign English speaker. Thanks for informative and inspring videos.

[kuyaleinad]

I thought the world city would be Constantinople (Or Istanbul as it's called nowadays).

It has lots of water, Easily defendable due to it's geography, close enough to mountains and it had history to back it up.

But it turned out to be Dhaka but I'm still not convinced since the flooding is too strong in the region.

[PrincepsComitatus]

Civilization 5 disagrees with this video. Settling near the ocean always gets you killed by England.

[shahnazmirza]

Unfortunately because of floods, cyclones and earthquakes, Dhaka is maybe not the best place.

[ioptht]

This fifteen minute video just conveyed the same amount of information as a year long AP Human Geography class taught me.

[InventorZahran]

Where do you put something more specialized, like a mechanic?




In Mechanicsburg, of course...

[achtungcircus]

So much that might be said, but if you permit moving the most optimum single city a bit, it could be in the Indus Valley, an actual site of earliest civilization.

[vectorgalore]

I was shocked at the end! I’m living here in Dhaka and it seems like most residents have no choice but to live here because of jobs and education. But, proper planning and order can make the city a great place to live. There must be some good reasons why this city was chosen as capital 5 times during last 400 years by different empires.

[edgaradriantorres]

This went from some random towns in Pennsylvania, to Starbucks and Apple, and finally to Dhaka being the ideal city. Wow.

[presidenttogekiss]

Lol, Bangladesh clearly not living to its full potential right there.

[Gambit]

You used the correct flag for England.
That is so rare it deserves an applause and we'll ignore the fact that you included Wales in the land mass.

Most people ignore Wales though.

[thesmilingvan]

Allow me to add that Milan is directly connected to the rivers that lead to the sea. It’s cathedral, the third largest in the world, was constructed entirely with materials brought all the way to the city center by river. There is even a place in Milan called “sea port” (porto di mare).

[markymark]

Lmao ad plays:
"This is my voice one day in Minnesota."
"This is my voice one week in Minnesota."
*skips ad ro start video*
"This is a wendover production"

[Legionaairre]

To all the people mentioning the high flood risk in Dhaka, remember that flood plains are a very real thing and a very prominent feature of massive megaregions throughout ancient history. No wonder for all its life that region has been reaming with people, it just makes sense.