Changing Places - Term 2 Geography Year 9

Before what year were there more people living in rural places than urban places?

Before 2007, there were more people living in rural places than urban places

Define urbanisation:

Urbanisation is the increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas

What happened 200 years ago during the Industrial age?

New improved farming methods were developed, meaning fewer people needed to live in rural towns. During this, new jobs became available in cities which encouraged people to move.

Cities around the world have grown rapidly in the last 70 years due to the…

Rapid population growth

What are megacities?

Megacities are cities with a population greater than 10 million people

As of 2016 there are how many megacities in the world?

35 megacities

The disadvantages of living in a megacity can be seperated into either…

Environmental or social

What do the environmental disadvantages of living in a megacity result from:

Environmental disadvantages of living in a megacity result from people, factories,, and cars that pollute the air, water and soil

As cities grow biomes are destroyed. Give three examples.

Forests and grasslands are cleared, wetlands are dried and rivers are diverted or dammed

List the social disadvantages of living in a megacity:

• Overcrowding

• Rising house prices

• Lack of resources (Schools, hospitals, etc)

• Traffic congestion

• Higher costs for food and utilities

• Waiting times for services (Schools, hospitals, etc)

• Higher rates of services