Megacities Flashcards
What is a mega city?
A city with a high population of over 10 million and is sometimes formed from many cities merged together
What is a metropolitan area?
A region consisting of a densely populated urban core and it’s less populated surrounding territories
What is conurbation?
Two cities that merge to form a continuous urban area
What is a million city?
A city with a population of over 1 million
What is a world city and give examples?
A city that has a large importance and influence in world affairs and could be more important than the size suggests like London and New York
Give some examples of mega cities
Jakarta in Indonesia
Seoul in South Korea
Shanghai in China
How many per square km are in Jakarta?
4 383
How many people per square km are in Seoul?
528
How many people per square km are in Shanghai?
2059
Give some facts about London’s economy
40% of the world’s foreign equities are traded here and amazon plans to open an office creating 3000 more jobs
Give some facts about transport in London
- The tube has over 1.34bn annual passengers
- There are over 100,000 flights per month going to destination all over the globe
Give some facts about culture in London
300 languages are spoken there and 37% of the population is born outside of London
How could political decisions change London?
Brexit may affect trade with other countries
Give some facts about New York’s economy
25% of the world’s gold is stored in vaults under Wall Street
Give some facts about transport in New York
Has the top international air passenger gateway to the us and there are over 12,000 yellow cabs
Give some facts about the culture in New York
36% of the population is foreign and over 800 languages can be spoke by a large proportion of the population
Give some political statements about New York
It hosts the UN headquarters and trump’s decisions may affect trade and business
What did the uk achieve in 1861?
To be the first country in the world to reach 50% urban population
In 1965, how many of the world’s largest cities were in developing countries?
6
In developing countries, how has the population increased?
By 2.3% each year since 2000
In 2015, less than what percentage of people lived in urban areas?
Less than 40 %
What will happen to the world’s largest cities by 2050?
Only 2/10 of the world’s largest cities will be in developed countries
How and why has London’s population grown during 2001 -2011?
Due to redevelopments, the population grew by 12.5 %
