This goes over the basic city functions when learning about Urban Human Geography and how a city is laid out.

2. 1. Commercial Centers
2. Industrial Cities
3. Primary Resources
4. Resort Cities
5. Government and Religious Centers
6. Education Centers.

3. Commercial Centers – Cities that attract
tertiary businesses and consumers for
products.
New York City is a great example

4. Industrial Cities – Cities that attract factories
to agglomerate with each other.
In the 1950s, Detroit, Michigan, was the main city for car
manufacturing plants.

5. Primary Resources– Cities that exist to serve
farmers and extractors of primary resources.
Henderson, KY exists between available coal mines and fertile
soil for Soybean and Corn farming.

6. Resort Cities– These cities attract people for
vacations and leisure time.
Las Vegas, Nevada has an estimated 580,000 permanent
residents, but usually holds more than 1 million people on a daily
basis due to frequent visitors.

7. Government & Religious Centers– Cities that
are cultural hearths to a nation or religion.
Mecca in Saudi Arabia is visited by millions of Muslims every year
as part of their religious pilgrimage.

8. Education Centers– Cities that bring in residents
for colleges and research centers.
Berkeley, California attracts residents from all over the world to
attend the University of California’s famous Berkeley campus.