Study Fig 1, which shows the world's megacities
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Study Fig 1, which shows the world's megacities
Fig 1
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Fig 1 - Percentage of China’s population living in urban and rural areas
Study Fig 1, which shows China’s urban and rural population
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Urban areas have many problems. Using the photograph Fig 1, explain how this improves an urban area
Fig 1 - An electric bus
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Country | % living in urban areas in 2019 | % living in urban areas in 2050 (projected) |
UK | 84 | 90 |
China | 60 | 80 |
India | 35 | 53 |
Nijeria | 51 | 70 |
Which country will have the greatest increase in % living in urban areas?
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Increased urbanisation can cause social and environmental challenges. Suggest one cause for each:
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Study Fig. 2.1, which shows information about urbanisation.
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Using Fig. 2.1 only, name:
- the continent which has most cities with a population of 10 million or more
- the continent where there are no cities with a population of over 5 million.
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For a named urban area you have studied, describe what has been done to improve quality of life in a squatter settlement
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For an urban area you have studied, describe the impact of urbanisation on people who live there.
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For a named urban area, describe the causes of a problem faced by the residents and explain how the authorities in that urban area are attempting to solve it.
Name of urban area .....................
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For a named urban area you have studied, describe what has been done to reduce the problems caused by urban growth.
Name of urban area ................................
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Describe the problems caused when urban areas expand into rural areas
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Study Fig. 2.2 (below), which is a photograph of part of an urban area in an LEDC which is being redeveloped.
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Study Figs. 2.2 and 2.3, which are photographs taken in part of the urban area of Mumbai, India (an LEDC).
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