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Urban Environments
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- 1Where does the majority of a countries population live? Urban or Rural? Why?Urban areas because most new economic development in located in large cities (emerging countries), push and pull factors leading to high rates of rural migration,
Natural increase in population - 2Why is there so much hight-rise development?Buildings are built taller rather than wider as is takes up less area and can accommodate more people
- 3Where are the lowest rates of Urbanisation?In general terms, it is the emerging and developed countries that show the highest
levels of urbanisation. The lowest levels are found in Africa and South-East Asia - 4Why is the urban population of developing countries growing faster than developed countries?Urban areas because most new economic development in located in large cities (emerging countries), push and pull factors leading to high rates of rural migration,
Natural increase in population - 5Explain the urbanisation pathway (figure 6.5).Stage 1: early urbanisation
Stage 2: accelerating urbanisation
Stage 3: mature urbanisation
Stage 4: counter urbanisation - 6Explain agglomeration and how it contributes to towns. What are the benefits of this?The concentration of people and economic activities at favorable locations such as river crossing points, estuary mouths or close to mineral resources. It has its advantages because it’s more accessible and it’s easier to govern.
- 7Why do some people choose to live in the suburbs?Because its cheaper, nice to raise kids, less pollution and its an easy commute, not to far away that its rural but not in the middle of the city
- 8What are the main factors affecting the rate of urbanisation?The growth of secondary and tertiary factors, increasing need of Labour, demand for workers can be met, attraction of better job opportunities and services
- 9Has there been a change in the amount of millionaire cities?It is showing us how the number of millionaire cities have been increasing rapidly over the last 100 years
- 10Assess the changing distribution (location) of five-million cities.There were very few in 1950 but there numbers have increased since 2000 mainly in Asia even more so in 2015
- 11Explain the factors contributing to the growth of megacities.Young people are drawn to living close to “where it’s all happening”, the advantages of cramming more people into the city so population growth, the multiplier effect and economic development
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