Services
Percentage of Workforce in services: 91.8%
Main Types of Services: Agriculture, Education, and Retail/Wholesale/Trade
Early Settlements and their Impacts: Early 13th century; settlers descended from Ghenghis Khan who impacted the distribution of the settlements and separation of outer and inner Mongolia.
Main Types of Services: Agriculture, Education, and Retail/Wholesale/Trade
Early Settlements and their Impacts: Early 13th century; settlers descended from Ghenghis Khan who impacted the distribution of the settlements and separation of outer and inner Mongolia.
Urban Patterns:
Number & Percentage of people living in Urban Areas: 71.2%
Largest City and Rank-Size Rule Correlation: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; This is a primate city because it has more than twice the population of Mongolia's second largest city, (Ulaanbaatar;844,818 Erdenet: 79,647)
Distribution of Social Classes: Classes are separated depending on the clan or tribe name, the Mongolian culture practices the caste system and those of the stronger clan name are usually the accustomed to the upper class; those with a weak or not as strong tribal name usually fall under the middle and lower classes.
Urban Issues: Unplanned/Unbalanced Population Increase, Unemployment, Traffic Congestion, Air/Water Pollution, Expansion of ger areas (areas near natural disasters that have harsh living conditions/infrastructure)
Largest City and Rank-Size Rule Correlation: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; This is a primate city because it has more than twice the population of Mongolia's second largest city, (Ulaanbaatar;844,818 Erdenet: 79,647)
Distribution of Social Classes: Classes are separated depending on the clan or tribe name, the Mongolian culture practices the caste system and those of the stronger clan name are usually the accustomed to the upper class; those with a weak or not as strong tribal name usually fall under the middle and lower classes.
Urban Issues: Unplanned/Unbalanced Population Increase, Unemployment, Traffic Congestion, Air/Water Pollution, Expansion of ger areas (areas near natural disasters that have harsh living conditions/infrastructure)