Megacities & Urbanisation

Cities with a population of over 10 million are called?

• Huge cities

• Big cities

• Experiential growth

• Megacities

A percent change in population over a given time

• Birth rate

• Death rate

• Population rate

• Population density

What is urbanisation?

• The movement of people from rural to urban areas, usually rapidly

• The moment of people from one place to another

• An increase in people living in rural areas

• The process of cities expanding into rural areas

Which of these is NOT an environmental consequence of urbanisation?

• Increase in water pollution

• More efficient services

• Increase in air pollution

• Loss of natural land/habitats

What is population density?

• A measure of how many people live in one house

• A measure of people per square kilometre

• The rate of death minus the rate of births

• A measure of people per metre

London's population is 8.1 million, this makes it a...?

• Megacity

• A world city

• A town

• A megacity and a world city

How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?

• It led to an increase in population in the cities

• It made the cities cleaner and safer

• It led to an increase in farm workers

• It made the crime rate decrease

To be a megacity, the city must have over 10 Billion people.

• True

• False

Urban areas are more_________populated the rural areas.

• Densley

• Sparsly

Mumbai's population is?

• Around 100,000

• Around 22.05 million

• Around 3.5 million

• 10 Million approx