Urban Issues And Challenges Flashcards
1
Q
Urbanisation definition
A
The process by which an increasing amount of people move into towns and cities
2
Q
World’s largest city
A
Tokyo
3
Q
Tokyo population
A
38 million
4
Q
In 1975 how many megacities
A
4
5
Q
What were the megacities in 1975
A
Tokyo, New York, Mexico City and São Paulo
6
Q
How many megacities today?
A
29
7
Q
Highest rates of urbanisation are in …
A
Poorer, low income countries (Asia and Africa)
8
Q
LICs rate of natural increase (high or low)
A
High
9
Q
LICs rural-urban migration (high/low)
A
High
10
Q
Natural increase definition
A
Birth rate is higher than death rate over a year
11
Q
Natural decrease definition
A
Death rate is higher than birth rate over a year
12
Q
3 pull factors affecting urbanisation
A
- Better healthcare
- More safety
- More economically advantageous
13
Q
3 push factors affecting urbanisation
A
- Natural disasters
- Lack of education
- Political unrest
14
Q
Lagos population
A
17 million
15
Q
Lagos generates …% of Nigeria’s wealth
A
25
