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Megacities - Nature, character and spatial distribution

- at least 10 million inhabitants
- Examples: Lima, Buenos Aires, Rio De Janeiro, Dhaka, Bangkok, Sao Paulo, Mumbai, Bangalore, Istanbul, Beijing, Dehli, Seoul.
- Mega cities occur as a result of rapid urbanisation. Factors contributing to rapid urbanisation include drought, better medicines and health care in cities, more schools and better educational facilities in cities, famine, unemployment in rural areas.
- Most mega cities are in Asia and South America, followed by Africa.
- The growth of mega cities in the developing world is linked to the growth of manufacturing
- The informal employment sector supports many who live in mega cities. The informal sector includes those forms of employment which are outside the usual. They do not pay tax on earnings. Examples include street vendors, prostitutes, hawkers, rubbish pickers.



The Three Ages of Megacities

The rise of megacities interactive.
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  • Home
    • Assessment
    • Extended Responses
    • Vocations
  • World Cities
    • Nature, character and spatial distribution
    • Role of world cities
    • Global networks
    • London case study >
      • London transect
      • London Population density maps
      • London- Urban Observatory
      • London: Urban World app
    • Dominance and dependence
    • Regional centres
    • Demise of the small town
  • Megacities
    • Nature, character and spatial distribution
    • Challenges >
      • Extended Response Activity
    • Responses to challenges
    • Mexico City >
      • Mexico City cloze passage
  • Urban Dynamics
    • Urban dynamics of change
    • Case study: Sydney >
      • Sydney - Urban Dynamics
      • Advantage and disadvantage
      • Economic Character Research lesson >
        • Economic Character Research lesson
      • Sydney - Culture of place
      • Sydney - Growth
      • Sydney - Sustainability
  • Skills
  • HSIETeachers