World cities

Start with the main ideas

The World Cities mind map is a starting point for urbanization. It describes urbanization as a growing proportion of a country's population living in towns and cities, and includes reasons people are drawn to urban areas, such as employment opportunities. Use it to gather the key terms before moving on to questions.

The World cities mind map looks at what makes a city a world city. It describes cities as centers for activities such as finance, trade, politics and culture, and distinguishes world cities from megacities.

Move from maps to questions

After reading the maps, use the World Cities flashcard deck to work through questions about what a world city is, examples of world cities and the roles they play. The deck can help you return to the definitions in the maps and put them into your own words.

Another flashcard deck asks about global hubs and population movement. It offers a way to explore how people moving between places connects with the growth of global hubs.

Explore migration and use the quiz

The The world today mind map covers consequences of migration for countries of origin and destination. Read it alongside the material on urbanization and global hubs to compare the different ideas presented in the resources.

Once you have worked through the maps and flashcards, use the quiz for more question practice. If a question brings up an idea you want to study again, return to the relevant map or flashcard deck.

Place the topic in its unit

World cities is a section of Globalisation and Global Systems in Geography. The resources offer different ways to approach this section: maps present connected ideas, while flashcards and the quiz provide questions to work through. Pick a resource and begin with the approach that suits your study.