3.1 Continued Flashcards
How has the level of urbanisation changed around the world from 2010 to 2020?
In 2010 there was a larger amount of people living in urban areas. By 2020, an estimated 53 percent of people in the population will actually live in urban areas.
How has the levels of urbanisation continued from 2020 onwards?
Every region or continent is estimated to have over half of their population living within urban areas, for example Africa will grow to 58 percent by 2050 and will still be increasing.
What is a megacity?
Megacity - An urban area with over 10 million people living within it.
How has the number and location of megacities changed over time? Where are they and where has the greatest growth occured?
There was only two megacities in 1950, and that was New York and Tokyo, both with the developed and well populated countries.
There was 28 megacities, however, by 2014 - with that number constantly increasing and predicting to be higher.
More than half of the megacities are in developing or emerging countries or continents such as Asia.
What is a primate city?
Primate cities are cities with a large population, and the largest population of the country and usually influence too. In a primate city, there is likely to be government headquarters where officials are attracted and investments are made. Decisions made can affect global affairs. TNCs also mean the countries economy and services are improved and constantly increasing. There is usually better education, which leads to a further development of jobs and job roles (more people are attracted to a range of new jobs and new skills), especially in healthcare - as improving the service there will lead to a better quality of life.
