3.1 Increasing urban

Question 1

What is urbanisation and why does it happen?

Answer 1

.urbanisation is the growth in the proportion of a country’s population in urban areas

.it is happening because...
.better opportunities 
.better jobs
.better paid jobs
.better housing
.better services e.g. Education, health, health and entertainment
.better quality of life

Question 2

Which areas of the world has the highest rate of urbanisation?

Answer 2

.Asia has one of the highest rate of urbanisation because of the gradient of a graph.

.this is happening because…
.highest rate of manufacturing of cars - meaning better paid jobs
.entertainment is very popular, due to their culture
.better housing

.Latin America, Caribbean has one of the highest rate of urbanisation between 1980 - 2010

.This is happening because…
.food and farming industry is very popular meaning better job
.better quality of life after retirement
.great services in there

Question 3

How has the level of urbanisation changed around the world from 2010 - 2020?

Answer 3

.it’s happening in countries all around the world - more than 50% of the world’s population is currently living in urban areas (3.9 billion) and this is still increasing everyday.

.on average there’s been a 10% increase of urbanisation

I can identify this because there’s a steep gradient on the graph that is showing urbanisation

.This is happening because…
.some people want a better quality of life
.some people are considering working in the city for better jobs and better pay

Question 4

How will the level and rate of urbanisation change in the future 2020 and onwards?

Answer 4

.urbanisation is predicted to continue at a fast rate in regions that is have large rural populations.

.by 2050, the majority of people in every global region are predicted to live in urban areas

.This is happening because most people would like to have access to…
.better services
.better paying jobs
.better quality of life

Question 5

What is a mega city and how do they contribute in the worlds economy?

Answer 5

.A mega city is an urban area with over 10 million people living there

.They contribute to the worlds economy by…
.making profit of fashion designs (New York)
.making profit on creating and managing world class businesses (London - Canary Whalf)
. Focusing on manufacturing vehicles and technology (Beijing, Tokyo, other Asain Mega cites)

Question 6

How has the number and location of megacities changed over time? Where are they and where has the greatest growth occurred?

Answer 6

.The number of megacities have changed over time.

The distribution between alpha ++ and alpha + is that the alpha ++ is based in Europe (London) and America (New York). They are mainly business and financial based, which could suggest that they make the most money.

.With alpha +, it is clustered around asia and they are based in manufacturing

.London has been one of the financial district, which creates the most money in Europe

Question 7

What is a primate city (world city) and how are they influences?

Answer 7

.It is a city that has double the amount of the population than other cities in a country

.for example, London is a Primate city because it has doubled the amount of people than Manchester

.They influence the country economically…

.Investment- businesses often locate there, attracting investment in infrastructure and services

.Migration- there are lots of jobs so people move there to find work. Highly-skilled workers are attracted by better opportunities

.Transport- international ports and airports are often located there, encouraging further investment and migration

.political influences- government and the headquarters of large, powerful businesses are often located there. Therefore that decisions about development favour the city rather than the rest of the country