urbanisation

Question 1

definition of a megacity

Answer 1

a city with over ten million inhabitants

Question 2

world city definition

Answer 2

a city considered to be an important hub in the world economic system

Question 3

city definition

Answer 3

(technically no official definition) in the UK home to at least 300,000 residents, a distinct identity that is the centre of a wider area, and a good record of local government

Question 4

how would you present population data and why?

Answer 4

geolocated proportional circles, because you would be able to easily see spatial patterns and size patterns from a glance. compare different countries/continents visually and easily

Question 5

what factors might make people want to move into cities?

Answer 5

entertainment, convenience, community, transport, jobs

Question 6

negatives of living in cities

Answer 6

traffic, pollution, overcrowding, volatility, commerciality

Question 7

proportional circles to population formula

Answer 7

radius = √ (population/π) / 4000

Question 8

distribution of megacities today

Answer 8

not evenly distributed
most in the east, especially Asia
China was home to 6 in 2016
some in the Americas and Europe but these tend to be older megacities
Japan and India only countries in Asia to have megacities in 1950

Question 9

examples of megacities

Answer 9

London, UK – population of around 10 million
Lagos, Nigeria – population of around 21 million
Seoul, South Korea – population of around 10 million

Question 10

most important world cities to least important

Answer 10

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Question 11

negatives of proportional circles

Answer 11

no exact data
can be difficult to produce

Question 12

percentage increase equation

Answer 12

% increase = (difference / original) x 100

Question 13

urban sprawl definition

Answer 13

cities expanding out into rural areas

Question 14

urbanisation definition

Answer 14

the increasing proportion (%) of population living in urban areas

Question 15

rural to urban migration

Answer 15

the process of people leaving rural areas and moving to the city

Question 16

marginal land definition

Answer 16

land that is undesirable for human habitation and has little potential for profit (often where people choose to build slums)

Question 17

marginal land examples

Answer 17

steep slopes, train tracks, near factories, near sewage works

Question 18

push factors for urbanisation

Answer 18

lack of jobs (less farming jobs available due to advances in tech), poor living conditions,

Question 19

how do urban growth rates vary with development

Answer 19

more developed countries have lower urban growth rates, because their cities are already established
less developed countries have higher UG rates because their cities are emerging and with that comes lots of rural-urban migration and expanding infrastructure