The World is Spiky

a) Richard Florida does not believe in the flat-world theory of globalization. He sees the world as spiky, filled with economic mountains and valleys.The largest and richest cities in the world, especially in the United States, account for the large majority of the world's economy. As human society continues, these "mountainous" cities continue to grow while the valleys they create continue to deepen. He sees globalization as a fact, just not in the flat manner that has become globally accepted.
b) The idea of a spiky world is almost identical to the Central Place Theory. Both involve people going to large population centers to do their business which is why larger cities would have higher mountains represented on Florida's maps.
c) My study abroad plans involve going to Bonn, Germany. Bonn would most likely be considered a regional metropolis. It has an international airport and a population of about 324,000 people. But it is also smaller than the nearby Cologne which would be considered a larger regional metropolis. The closest nearby national metropolis would be Berlin. Some smaller nearby cities are Aachen and Leverkusen.