Mega cities: nature, character, spatial distrubution

Question 1

Nature of megacities:

Answer 1

urban places with population of 10mil or more, approx 35 megacities (25 in developing world)

Question 2

character:

Answer 2

• rapid population growth and many issues (inability to accommodate such rapid growth of people)
• sites of dependance–> manufacturing industry rely on TNC activities
• also been colonial hubs (Manila, Dehli) or capital cities (Tehran, Mexico City) or neither (Lagos)

Question 3

spatial pattern:

Answer 3

• first located in developed world, but in late 20th-early 21st cent, only developing world
• Asia and less- Latin America, even Africa too