Geography Paper 1 - Challenges of an Urbanising World
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- Created on: 20-02-18 21:44
Challenges of an Urbanising World
Megacities= Cities with at least 10 million Inhibitants
e.g. New Delhi
Urban Primacy= Important City of the Counrty+ Dominates the rest of the Country
Hinterland- Region around the Urban Primacy
Why can the Urban Primacy be a Problem?
1. Economic Growth is Concentrated there + Hinterland Lacks this
2. Political Power= Focused here + Decisions are mostly for City's Benefit + Not Country's
Rural Urban Migration= People move from Rural-> Urban
Internal Migration= People move from One Part to Another
How do Cities Grow/ Decline?
1. Migrate Into/ Away
2. Natural Increase= No. Births+ Deaths per year
Effect of Econimic Growth:
1. Increase in Economic Growth= People Move Into
2. More People= More Workforce= More Inductries
3. More Industries= More Jobs
4. More Houses
Why do People go from Rural to Urban Areas?
Rural Cons:
1. Few Opportunities
2. Poor Healthcare
3. Low Pay
4. Low Education
5. Bad Housing
Urban Pros:
1. More Opportunities
2. Better Healthcare
3. Better Pay
4. Better Education
5. Better Housing
How Urban Economies are Different in Emerging, Developed etc.
Informal Employment=…
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