Contemporary Urban Environments (AQA A-Level Geography): Flashcards

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Causes of Urban Growth
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Megacities worldwide in 1990

10

Megacities worldwide in 2020

30

Projected megacities by 2030

43

Megacity definition

City with more than 10 million people

Metacity definition

Conurbation with more than 20 million people

Two main causes of urbanisation

Natural population growth & rural-urban migration

Tokyo's population in 2015

Over 37.4 million inhabitants

Why birth rates higher in cities

Young migrants in fertile years have children

Push vs pull in low-income countries

Push factors more important than pull

Age group migrating to cities

Young adults aged 15-40 years

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