Jonas Hosmer

Mrs. Newman
Human Geography
May 27, 2014
Process Paper
Shanghai Process Paper
I conuc!e my research "or my mega ci!y pro#ec! $y using many i""eren! sources "rom
across !he In!erne!. %ncyc&opeia 'ri!annica was one o" !he $es! resources I use since !his
source pro(ie me wi!h !he genera& in"orma!ion a$ou! Shanghai &i)e i!s popu&a!ion an
ur$ani*a!ion I inc&ue in !he we$si!e. I ha many P+, "i&es "rom au!hors in Shanghai a$ou! !he
!ranspor!a!ion sys!em !ha! ga(e me a (ery in ep!h (iew. -hese "i&es !a&)e a$ou! how !he
go(ernmen! is ma)ing changes !o !he sys!em !o )eep up wi!h !he rapi ur$ani*a!ion grow!h. ,or
images, I use many !ouris! !ra(e& we$si!es, o""icia& Shanghai go(ernmen! we$si!es, an Na!iona&
Geographic "or a coup&e images. I ci!e a&& o" my wor) in noo&e !oo&s, were i! is a&& organi*e
an I can "in i! easi&y.
I crea!e my we$si!e using wee$&y euca!ion. I crea!e my we$si!e !he way I i $ecause
I was &oo)ing "or a c&ean, organi*e &oo). .hen I &oo)e a! o!her peop&e/s we$si!es, some peop&e
ha images an !e0! a&& o(er !he page in no orer. -his &oo)e (ery $usy, an whi&e i! wor)e
an &oo)e grea! "or some peop&e, I in/! !hin) !his &ayou! was "or me. ,or e(ery paragraph I
wro!e, I !rie !o inc&ue an image o" wha!e(er !he su$#ec! o" !he wri!ing was ne0! !o i!. I use !he
!e0! 1 image !oo&, an !his a&&owe me !o crea!e a we&& organi*e &oo) !ha! a&&owe me !o inc&ue
a &o! o" !e0! on my we$si!e, $u! ue !o !he pho!os a&&owe me !o $rea) up an crea!e spaces in
$e!ween !he wri!ing. -he main pho!o I use "or my we$si!e is an aeria& pic!ure o" Shanghai a!
nigh!. I use !his image as my home image $ecause Shanghai is a massi(e ci!y an a! nigh!, a&&
!he &igh!s crea!e a $eau!i"u& isp&ay.
Since i!s $eginning as a sma&& "ishing (i&&age in !he 11
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cen!ury, Shanghai has e(e&ope
in!o !he mos! popu&a!e ci!y in !he wor&. 2oca!e a&ong !he 3ang!*e 4i(er +e&!a in eas!ern
5hina, !his ci!y 6a$o(e sea7 has $rough! in mi&&ions o" migran! wor)ers !ha! ha(e crea!e an
ur$ani*e moern ay megaci!y. Shanghai is a emons!ra!ion o" wha! !he $ooming economy o"
5hina can o. -he ci!y a!!rac!s wor)ers $y !he mi&&ions8 appro0ima!e&y 10 mi&&ion o" Shanghai/s
resien!s are migran! wor)ers. Since !he rapi growing popu&a!ion an 9:.;< o" !he !o!a&
popu&a!ion are &i(ing in ur$an areas, !his crea!es a rapi e(e&opmen! "or Shanghai.
Shanghai is )nown as one o" !he $usiness capi!a&s o" !he wor&, an !his appea&s !o many
peop&e &oo)ing "or wor). Shanghai uses i!ems &i)e a(ance !ranspor!a!ion me!hos !o carry i!s
a&mos! 2= mi&&ion peop&e aroun !he ci!y. -he ci!y is one o" 5hina/s $igges! "inancia& (en!ures.