Moving
Opportunities that attract people to an urban area.
Pull factors
A city of 10 million or more occupants.
Megacity
The name given to slum areas in Brazil.
Favela
These show the names and political boundaries of states and countries, along with human-made features such as countries and transportation routes.
A political map
Capital city of Indonesia
Jakarta
Unemployment is an example of this category.
Push factors
Cities that contribute to world finance, culture, entertainment and information systems.
World cities
The number of people living in Dharavi, Mumbai.
Approximately 1 million people
Shows large land area but little detail
A small-scale map
Capital city of Germany
Berlin
The term given to the movement of people from rural to urban areas.
Rural-urban migration
The percentage of people living in urbanised areas globally.
55%
Percentage of people employed in Dharavi
85%
A type of thematic map that uses shading or color to represent data values across geographic regions, allowing for quick visualization of spatial patterns and trends.
A choropleth map
Capital city of Vietnam
Hanoi
The process of urban areas increasing and the number of people living in urban areas.
Urbanisation
Lack of sanitation, pollution, limited water and electricity access, poor housing standards.
Characteristics of a shanty town (a slum)
_____ maps depict the movement of objects, people, or information between geographical locations. Examples of these maps : Migration, Traffic, Trade or Ideas and information
Flow
Capital city of Switzerland
Bern
(Think hard!) The time period that developed nations experienced rapid urbanisation.
Between the 1950s and 1960s
Planning and construction that minimises the environmental impact and considers the social and economic consequences to enhance living spaces.
What is sustainable development.
Two other world-known slum areas in the developing world
Dharavi, Mumbai, India
Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya
Neza, Mexico
Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa
and more
Trivia! What does GPS stand for?
Global Positioning System
Capital city of Argentina
Buenos Aires