Megacities

Read through this Megacities.pdf from PlanetEarth. Then look at this link to National Geographic. Megacities – National Geographic

Answer the following questions to your blog.

1. Describe the distribution of Megacities in the year 2000. Think about the number of megacities and their location. Give names of countries with high concentrations of megacities.

Megacities in 2000

2. What do you think has caused the movement of people from the countryside to cities? Make a list of push and pull factors.
3. Where are the majority of megacities located? Why do you think the majority of megacities are located here?
4. Examine the map below, it shows the predicted global distribution of megacities in the year 2015. What has happened to the number and distribution of these megacities?

5. What has caused the increase in urban populations  in S.E. Asia?
6. What problems could this increase in urban populations cause for the quality of live for these inhabitants?
7. What could governments do to address these problems?

The link below will take you to the BBC’s website promoting Episode One of Andrew Marr’s look at the biggest 8 cities on the planet.


Dhaka – the fastest growing megacity in the world:

Sao Paolo, Brazil:

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