Paper 2 Section A Geographt

Megacity

A city with a population greater than 10 million

World City

Why are there slower rates of growth in HIC’s

Why are major cities in an LIC / NEE important

Why is reducing crime in LIC / NEE cities difficult

Name Push Factors

• Natural hazards

• Poverty

• Disease

• Fear

Name pull factors

• Better paid jobs

• More reliable food

• Better education

• Better service and facilities

Dharavi Facts

• Rent is as low as 2.20

• 24 % can access clean drinking water

• Levels of toxicity are 3 times over the safe limit

• 4000 cases of disease reported everyday

• Over 1.2 million people live there

• 2.39 km square

• 1 toilet is shared between 400 people

London Facts

• Locatedon the River Thames

• 22 % of UK GDP

• 1 / 3 of universities

• 1/ 5 student population

• Most important financial centres

• Worlds first national city park

• 47 % of London is a green space

• Important for TRANSPORT and TRADE

Urbanisation

The process where an increasing proportion of the population lives in towns, and cities resulting in their growth

Push factor

Reasons why a person may feel attracted towards living in the city

Pull factor

Reasons why a person may feel theu need to move away from a rural area

Factors that affect urbanisation

• Natural increase

• Migration

Natural increase

birth rates exceed death rates