Aberdeen City Analysis

When looking at Scotland as a country, I think that Aberdeen would be identified as a regional city in the hierarchy of Central Places. Regional metropolis in Scotland are the country's capital of Edinburgh, and Glasgow, the city with the largest population in Scotland. Small cities in Scotland include Dundee and Inverness. Towns surrounding Aberdeen are Peterhead and Montrose. As Scotland is a country within a country, I think that though Glasgow could be considered a National Metropolis, most National Metropolis are located in England where the extremely large populations live, such as London.

Aberdeen, being a regional city, has many things that smaller cities do not. Aberdeen has its own airport, as well as two major ports. Accompanied with Aberdeen's train and road infrastructure, transportation to anywhere within and around the city is not difficult. Being a big city, some of the land is set aside as preserves, this includes land near the coast where one can find beaches (pictured below). There are two major universities located within the city of Aberdeen, and various secondary schools can be found in the city, including schools with religious affiliation. There are nine different hospitals and medical centers located in the city of Aberdeen.