Topic 3 Knowledge Flashcards
Capital city of Uganda
Kampala
Give 2 reasons young people might go to cities
Employment
education
Give 1 reason people might not want to live in rural areas
Employment opportunities are limited
What is urbanisation
Rise in % of people living in urban areas compared to rural ones
Most cities have ___ populations compared to rural areas
Younger
Give 2 causes of global urban growth
Migration to cities
Natural growth within cities
What does million city mean?
A city with a population larger than 1 million
The number of million cities is on the rise/decline
Rise
The largest cities in the world used to be in ___countries but they are now mostly in ___countries
Developed
Developing
What is a conurbation
A linking of urban areas /a continuous urban area
What is a mega city
Over 10 million people
In 1980, most mega cities were in ____ countries and now increasing numbers of mega cities are in ____ countries
High income
Emerging
Give 5 mega cities
São Paulo, Shanghai, Mumbai, Tokyo, New York
What is a world city
A city which plays a disproportionate role in global affairs
What does urban primacy mean
The urban area has an influence over and above their size
Give 4 ways cities exert influence
Investment, airline traffic, decision makers, political decisions
London has allot of ___ flowing through it as it is one of the world’s biggest financial centres
Investment
World cities have allot of airline traffic true or false
True
As of 2019, what city had the largest number of airline passengers arrive (out of the whole world)?
London - Gatwick and heathrow together = 119 million passengers in one year
This is one reason it is a global city
What % of the world’s largest companies have headquarters in cities of the USA, EU, and Japan
80%
Having TNC headquarters in your city controls allot of ____ activity. Such as ….
Economic
What to sell, at what price etc
Government decisions can affect people _____ and world cities are often hosts of governments. This is another way they exert ___
Globally
Influence
Give 2 ways government decisions can affect the rest of the world
Where to invest/resolving conflicts or getting involved in them
The world’s fastest growing cities are in ___ and ____
Africa and Asia