Definitions for exam 2

Question 1

2. World City definition

Answer 1

Large cities that have grown in power and authority, such that they have outstripped their national urban network to become command and control centres of the global economy.

Question 2

2. Urbanisation

Answer 2

The proportion of a country’s population that reside in urban areas, often expressed as a percentage

Question 3

1. Coral Reefs definition

Answer 3

Wave-resistant structures composed of coral and carbonate sediments

Question 4

3. Megacity definition

Answer 4

Urban areas with populations of 10 million or more

Question 5

3. Slum definition

Answer 5

Households that cannot provide one or more of the basic living characteristics of: durable, permanent housing, sufficient living space, easy access to safe water, adequate sanitation, and security of tenure.

Question 6

2. Network definition

Answer 6

An illustration or model of how different places are interconnected through different kinds of flows, movement, and transfer.

Question 7

2. World hub definition

Answer 7

A well-connected place (in network theory)

Question 8

3. Over-urbanisation definition

Answer 8

When there are more residents then the cities’ economies can support. It occurs when there is a shortage of jobs for people, or a city cannot raise enough revenue through taxation to provide the services that people need.

Question 9

3. Over-ruralisation definition

Answer 9

People in rural areas cannot meet their own needs due to purchase of land by agrobusiness and selling crops at inflated prices`