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Flashcards in Megacities Deck (5)
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1
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Definition of mega city

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City with more than 10 mil population

2
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Definition of world city

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City with a dominant role in global processes

3
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Definition of urban primacy

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When the important city/cities in the country dominates the whole country politically, demographically and economically

4
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Definition of hinterland

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The region around a city

5
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Why can urban primacy become a problem for developing and emerging countries?

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  • excessing urban primacy causes the economic growth to become concentrated in the city while the city’s hinterland becomes deprived of growth
  • political power also becomes focused in the city. Important decisions which would affect the whole country is skewed towards the city’s needs instead