Megacities Flashcards

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What is a megacity?

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A city with a population of 10 million plus
Start of 2015 - 28 megacities
By 2050 - 50+ megacities

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Slow growing megacities

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Where: South East Asia, Europe and North America
Features:
- 70% of population live in the urban parts of the city
- no squatter settlements
Examples: Tokyo, London and Los Angeles

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Growing megacities

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Where: South America and South East Asia
Features:
- population at 40 to 50% in urban areas
- under 20% in squatter settlements
Examples: Beijing, Shanghai and Mexico City
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Rapid growing megacities

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Where: Africa and South/South East Asia
Features:
- population under 50% urban
- over 20% in squatter settlements
Examples: Jakarta, Lagos and Mumbai
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Why do urban areas grow?

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Natural increase
- LICs tend to have the highest rate of natural increase
- Births - deaths
Migration
- from regions are other countries
- LICs tend to have the highest rates of migration

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