The growth of a megacity

Question 1

Define Urbanisation

Answer 1

The process by which an increasing proportion of a country’s population live in urban areas

. In the UK it is 76.6%

Question 2

Define Mega City

Answer 2

A city with over 10 million inhabitants

E.g. Mumbai, Tokyo, Lagos

Question 3

Define Metacity

Answer 3

A city or conurbation with over 20 million inhabitants

Tokyo , Delhi, Beijing

Question 4

Define Millionaire City

Answer 4

A city with over 1 million inhabitants e.g. London, Paris, New York

Question 5

Define Urban Sprawl

Answer 5

The expansion of urban areas into the rural urban fringe

Question 6

Define Urban Growth

Answer 6

An increase in the number of urban dwellers

Question 7

Define Conurbation

Answer 7

A large urban area, consisting of several towns merging with the suburbs of a city

E.g. Rhine - Ruhr Wupper in Germany

Question 8

Define Rural to Urban Migration

Answer 8

Movement of migrants from rural to urban areas in search of a better quality of life

Question 9

Define Urban Decay

Answer 9

. Urban decay is the process by which a previously functioning city, or part of a city, falls into disrepair and decrepitude

. Michigan in USA has seen its population fall by 61% from 1950 to 2015 due to depopulation and urban decay