a) Florida rejects Friedman's notion that the world is flat, and instead insists that the world is "spiky". He believes that the world's population is becoming more urbanized, as the populations of big cities continue to grow relative the rural populations. The reason, Florida believes, that others see the world as becoming flatter is because the world's peaks have become more dispersed.
b) The central place theory states that National and Regional Metropolises are the areas where stock markets and corporate headquarters are located. These regions are the "spiky" ones which Florida is referring to. The cluster of business and technology creates economies of scale and knowledge spillover which provides a huge advantage to businesses located within them.
c) Christchurch, New Zealand would either be considered a regional city or a small regional metropolis. While population is just under 400,000, Christchurch has a number of universities and a fairly large airport with several international destinations. The closest national metropolis to Christchurch would be Wellington. Lincoln is a town near Christchurch.
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