EQ 1: What Are The Causes And Challenges Of Rapid Urban Change? - 3.1 The world is becoming increasingly urbanised Flashcards
Define urbanisation
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Growth, population
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Urbanisation is the growth in the proportion of a country’s population living in urban areas
Describe how the level and rate of urbanisation change around the world from 2010-2020
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More birth rates increases population, this mostly happens in cities e.g. London. This means people shift from rural areas to urban areas as there is more education, jobs etc. More cleaner cities.
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In Asia the urban population is from 43% (2010) to be predicted to 50% by 2020. This means there is natural increase of births as well as less death involved. Also another important factor is growth of migration which means there is more people which creates more jobs which then means more money is being given to the government which then helps the country’s development on education, transport, healthcare etc.
Explain why the level and rate of urbanisation will change from 2020 onwards.
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More jobs available, more birth rates which means less death rates, more migration which increases population and more money is being earned through taxes which then helps the country e.g. transport, education, healthcare etc. More births in urban cities have better access to healthcare which means children are less likely to die whereas in rural areas they don’t have access to better healthcare which means there is more death rates and less birth rates in children.
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In Asia the urban population will be at 50% in 2020 and is predicted to go to 65% by 2050. This is because there are more opportunities available such as jobs are increasing, more people are becoming educated which means there is more job opportunities available which leads to more people having money to spend and this builds the economy up.
Define a mega city
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A megacity is an urban area with over 10 million people living there, e.g. Mumbai in India
Describe the change in a. location and b. number of megacities overtime
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In Asia and Pacific there is 15 megacities by 2014. This means the most rapid growth of megacities will be in Developing and Emerging Continents. America has 3 megacities by 2014 which there is less population concentrated in megacities.
Where has the greatest growth occurred of megacities occurred globally?
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Asia and pacific because more cities are developing which means more jobs, education, healthcare and transport etc will be created even more which means more people will come to the country which is known as migration.
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Most of the megacities were in Asia and Pacific. The most rapid growth of megacities will be in Developing and Emerging Continents.
Define a primate city (world city)
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Disproportionate role in world affairs, have importance
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Primary city/world city has a disproportionate role in world affairs. This means they have an importance and influence bigger than their size suggests.
Why is a primate city so dominant consider: social, economic, political, cultural factors
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