Megacities Flashcards
1
Q
Definition of mega city
A
City with more than 10 mil population
2
Q
Definition of world city
A
City with a dominant role in global processes
3
Q
Definition of urban primacy
A
When the important city/cities in the country dominates the whole country politically, demographically and economically
4
Q
Definition of hinterland
A
The region around a city
5
Q
Why can urban primacy become a problem for developing and emerging countries?
A
- excessing urban primacy causes the economic growth to become concentrated in the city while the city’s hinterland becomes deprived of growth
- political power also becomes focused in the city. Important decisions which would affect the whole country is skewed towards the city’s needs instead
