Topic 3 (urbanisation) Flashcards
Megacity
a city with a population of over 10 million eg los angles
Primate city
The largest city within a country which dominates its economy, polotics and infrastructure eg bangkok capital of thailand
Major city
a population of more than 200000
Developed
a country with a high development index
a high income country
Developing
a country with low human development
a poor country
Emerging
a country with a high and medium human development
What is urbanisation?
the rise in proportion of people living in towns and cities (urban areas)
Causes of urban growth
natural increase/decrease - the difference between the number of births and deaths
Migration - the movement of people in and out of the city
What is a push factor?
are things that make people want to leave an area
in rural to urban migration, it is what pushes people from rural areas
What is a pull factor?
are things that attract people to a city
Name some push factors
unemployment
lower wages
poor health services
poor education services
war
Name some pull factors
better jobs /higher wages
better education services poor
better healthcare services
Mumbais location within india
mumbai is the capital of the indian state maharastra (core region)
What did mumbai used to be called?
Bombay
What kind of city is mumbai?
a mega city
a world city (globally important)
the 4th largest city in the world
Mumbais international, national and regional importance
Mumbai is india’s largest city and has a major port, 40% of india’s exports come from mumbai. Mumbai serves as india economic hub and is home to leading banks such as the rescue bank of india.
Many TNCs are located within mumbai such as walt disney. This has resulted in mumbai generating 1/6th of india’s GDP.
Mumbai is also home to bollywood which release 200million films a year internationally.
Mumbai has 10 Unis and many research centres specialising in IT and engineering, and 3 million people commute to mumbai from surrounding areas for work
How is mumbai connected to other places?
india’s largest international airport is located in Mumbai, connecting it to countries all over the world for business and tourism. Mumbai is home to bollywood which makes over 200million films per year and people from all over the world watch them and it attracts many tourists
Industries which have helped mumbai grow into a mega city (19th and early 20th century)
Britain was important to mumbais industrial growth, britain imported cotton from india and as a result, railways were built to help with exports.
Textile development allowed for factories to develop and help grow mumbais economy. Inward migration (rural-urban) lead to a growth in the workforce
Industries which have helped mumbai grow into a mega city (late 20th and 21st century)
Mumbais textile factories started to decline. Mumbais port started to decline as a result in a fall in exports from textile industries. Banking (tertiary jobs) started to take off in place of these secondary (manufacturing) jobs.
Many of india’s large companies moved their headquarters to mumbai. engineering, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and IT industries grew fasted (economy “opened up”. The bollywood film industry grew rapidly
