Topic 3: Challenges of an Urbanising World - 3.1,3.2,3.3

Question 1

What is Urbanisation?

Answer 1

A rise in the percentage of people living in urban areas, compared to rural areas.

Question 2

Which areas of the world (continents and emerging/developing/developed countries) had the highest level and rate of Urbanisation from 1980 to 2010?

Answer 2

The country that has the highest level and rate of Urbanisation is Africa.

Question 3

How has the level and rate of urbanisation change around the world from 2010 to 2020?

Answer 3

The level and rates of urbanisation are leading to the growth of Megacities (over 10 million people) also there will be more factories and more job opportunities.

Question 4

How will the level and rate of urbanisation change in the future 2020 onwards?

Answer 4

The level and rate will increase because there will be more and more people moving into the city.

Question 5

What is a megacity?

Answer 5

A megacity is an urban area with over 10 million people living there.

Question 6

How has the number and location of megacities changed over time? Where are they and where has the greatest growth occurred?

Answer 6

The most rapid growth of megacities will be in the developed and emerging continents.

Question 7

What is a primate city?

Answer 7

A primate city is a major city that works as the financial, political, and population of a country.

Question 8

Why is urbanisation happening so quickly in some places?

Answer 8

The industrial revolution and better transport attracted people.

Question 9

What is rural to urban migration?

Answer 9

When people move from a rural area to a urban area.

Question 10

Push and pull factors

Answer 10

Push

Force people to move to a new location
Pull

Make them leave old residences

Question 11

Explain the reason why cities in developing countries such as Kampala are growing?

Answer 11

Kampala would be growing because they don’t pay taxes on what they earn and the countries population would be increasing.

Question 12

Explain the reasons why some cities in developed countries such as New York and London are growing?

Answer 12

These countries have high human development, have low fertility rate because people want possessions and a high quality of life and health care is good, so the death rate is low and life expectancy is high.

Question 13

Contrast the growth in New York and Kampala.

Answer 13

In New York there are higher fertility rates as Kampala has lower fertility rates, also New York has a much higher life expectancy than Kampala.

Question 14

Explain the reason why some cities developed countries are shrinking e.g. Detroit and Hull

Answer 14

The proportion of children is decreasing as there are alot more older people.

Question 15

Give an example of primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary job.

Answer 15

Farming, heavy manufacturing, doctors and development of new computer components.

Question 16

Contrast urbanisation and counter-urbanisation.

Answer 16

Urbanisation is the growth in the of a country’s population living in urban areas. Counter-urbanisation is when large numbers of the population move from urban areas into surrounding countryside or rural areas.

Question 17

What is suburbanisation and how did it happen?

Answer 17

Is the outward growth of urban development which may surround villages and towns into larger urban areas.

Question 18

How does suburbanisation effect where people live?

Answer 18

The growth of the transport system e.g. tubes such as in London. Better quality of life in the suburbs, more open green spaces and family friendly. Only an option for the better off as the poorest had to stay in the city centre.

Question 19

Why did counter-urbanisation happen?

Answer 19

Higher quality of life in rural areas and lower house prices, increased car ownership and improve public transport meant that people could live even further away from the city, the internet meant that people could live anywhere and work from home.

Question 20

What is re-urbanisation and why did it happen?

Answer 20

The city centre becoming popular again with investment and new developments. Particularly young single people want to live close to their work and good entertainment services.