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| Question | Answer |
| Name 4 mega cities in the developed world | London, New York, Paris, Moscow |
| Name 5 mega cities in the developing world | Tokyo, Sao Paulo, Delhi, Mexico City, Shanghai |
| Name 4 things that could improve by living in a developing world city | Economy, quality of life, income, opportunity for improvement |
| Name 3 opportunities for improvement in developing world cities | jobs in informal sector could lead to skills being gained, improving shanty towns, possibilities that aren't available in rural cities |
| Name 2 benefits to a developing country's economy by increased urbanisation | more value added by processing + manufacturing than exporting raw materials, big cities attract investments from overseas |
| Name 3 benefits to people's income by living developing world cities | wider range of and better jobs, commercial opportunities for farmers to sell produce, work in the informal sector can make more money than farming |
| Name 2 benefits to people's quality of life by living in developing world cities | vital services, secondary education |
| Name 2 differences between the structure of a developed city and the structure of a developing city | Developed has no squatter settlements, developing has a high quality commercial spine running from edge to centre |
| Why are more people moving into the countryside in developed countries? | To have more space |
| Why is it possible to move back into the countryside for many in developed countries? (4 points) | 1 transport links 2 communication 3 afford to travel 4 cheaper land prices/values in countryside |
| When do towns and cities grow? | During an industrial revolution |
| When was the industrial revolution in the UK? | 1800s |
| Name some URBAN PULL FACTORS (2 points) | better paid jobs, reliable food supplies |
| Name some RURAL PUSH FACTORS (3 points) | lack of services, poverty, remoteness |
| Do more people live in urban or rural areas? | Urban |
| by 2005 there were ___ ______ cities | 20, mega |
| What's hyper-urbanisation? | incredibly fast urbanisation |
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