Objective 1:
Define urbanisation and explain the variation in global growth rates and patterns.
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What is a city and how quickly do they grow? The relationship between populations living in rural areas and urban areas is continually changing. It used to be the case that a much larger number of people lived in the countryside, but this is now changing... rapidly!. Now, more than half of the population of the world live in cities and this proportion is increasing. Why do so many people want to live in cities? and as this process continues, what positives and negatives does it bring with it? In this first section we will explore these themes and learn some key vocabulary. The worksheet below has been designed to help you answer exam style questions and take notes on the ideas and activities followed in class.
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You also need to make sure you can use and define the following terms;
Objective 2: Explain the global increase in the number and
location of megacities (population over 10 million).
A "Megacity" is defined as a city with a population of over 10 million people. If we go back around 40 years there were only 3 megacities on Earth, today the number is over 10 times bigger and growing rapidly. In this section we will investigate the phenomenon of the mega city, looking at why there is an increasing amount, where they are growing the fastest and some of the issues caused by this rapid city growth.
Case Study: Dhaka
To understand the issues of megacities in LEDC's we will look at the example of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a city that has grown rapidly in recent years, the amount of a small town every day! We will look at some of the issues associated with this rapid growth. For this we will watch short clips of video's from Andrew Marr's "Megacities" and Simon Reeve's "Tropic of Cancer" (both from the BBC). In addition read the article below for background information..
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