3.5 migration and globalisation

Question 1

what is a million city

Answer 1

population of over a million

Question 2

what is a megacity

Answer 2

population of over 10 million

Question 3

global city

Answer 3

a globally recognised city in some way e.g. fashion, finance

Question 4

hub city

Answer 4

a city that has become a focal point for global processes
(COMICAT)

Question 5

what does bric stand for

Answer 5

brazil
russia
india
china

Question 6

what does mint stand for

Answer 6

mexico
indonesia
nigeria
turkey

Question 7

what year was a crucial tipping point where over 50% of people are urban for the first time ever

Answer 7

2007-8

Question 8

why do LICs have high levels of urbanisation?

Answer 8

-rural to urban migration
-natural increase

Question 9

what processes are developing cities going through to grow?

Answer 9

urban sprawl and suburbanisation

Question 10

urban sprawl

Answer 10

urban areas growing outwards in an uncontrollable way
-resulting in slums or squatter settlements

Question 11

suburbanisation

Answer 11

the wealthy choosing to live on the city edge to escape poverty, crime, congestion and pollution in the city centre

Question 12

what processes are HICs experiencing?

Answer 12

counter urbanisation and re-urbanisation

Question 13

counter urbanisation

Answer 13

movement of people out of the cities and into rural areas

Question 14

re-urbanisation

Answer 14

this is the regeneration of urban areas that have declined over previous year

Question 15

what is the megacity case study

Answer 15

New Delhi

Question 16

what is new dehli experiencing?

Answer 16

hyper-urbanisation
-rapid population growth outstripping the ability of the authorities to provide for basic needs e.g. sanitation

Question 17

what is India’s fastest growing city?

Answer 17

New Dehli
-grew by 40% between 2010 and 2020

Question 18

what is the main cause of this hyper growth in New Dehli?

Answer 18

natural increase and fast rates of rural to urban migration

Question 19

rural poor

Answer 19

lacks opportunities in their villages and hope for a better future in the city

Question 20

rural rich

Answer 20

move to cities to invest in urban property and provide a better education and standard of living for their families

Question 21

what has created many new jobs in new dehli?

Answer 21

increased FDI, and it is now a global finance hub

Question 22

what are women and girls vulnerable to?

Answer 22

assault on public transport routes, and few can afford the modern metro