1. Defining and Investigating World Cities
Session 10
Defining and Investigating World Cities

2. Session 11
Defining and Investigating World Cities Sessions 10 & 11: WORLD CITIES UNIT 1: GOING GLOBAL
Learning Objectives
To define a world city, million city and mega city
To describe the causes (push and pull) of rural-urban migration
Describe and explain the global pattern of megacities, including regional variations in growth rates

3. Starter: Obj 1: To define a world city, million city and mega city
Sort the cards to match definitions and examples
World cities = A city able to have an effect on global affairs through it’s socio-economic resources and importance in global networks
Million cities = Metropolitan areas with a population in excess of 1 million inhabitants
Mega cities = Metropolitan areas with a population in excess of 10 million inhabitants
List of largest cities:

4. Identify which category the following belong to and be ready to explain your answer
Delhi
Brussels
Newcastle Upon Tyne

5. Identify which category the following belong to and be ready to explain your answer
All of these cities are million cities
Delhi is the only ‘mega city’ (16,700,000) and has the fastest growth rate of any megacity in the world (4.6% per year!)
Brussels is the ‘Capital city’ of the European Union... Just over 1 million but an important world city.
Newcastle Upon Tyne is the smallest million city in the UK, with a population of 1,100,000

6. Urbanisation –p blue book Obj 2: To describe the causes (push and pull) of rural-urban migration
What is urbanisation?
What causes urbanisation?
(create a definition plus a table of push and pull factors)
What is urbanisation?
Urbanisation is the increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities.
What causes urbanisation?
Urbanisation occurs because people move from rural areas (countryside) to urban areas (towns and cities). This usually occurs when a country is still developing.
The UN predicts that by % of the world's population will live in urban environments.

7. Rural push factors
Urban pull factors
Lack of resources to support the growing population eg. Wood for fuel and shelter
Lack of employment opportunities (reliance on agriculture)
Lack of new opportunities
Poor infrastructure eg. Poor roads, plumbing, telephone connections
Lack of local healthcare/education
Mechanisation of agriculture may mean less need for people on the land
Opportunities for employment (within formal and informal sectors)
Job opportunities in TNCs
Perceived quality of lifestyle
Provision of services and infrastructure
Modern Housing
The lure of a global hub
Improved transport makes travel to urban areas easier
Opportunities presented by development schemes
Relaxation of migration laws

8. Obj 2: To describe the causes (push and pull) of rural-urban migration
Work in pairs
One partner read through and complete the comparison worksheet for Los Angeles (pages Digby et al)
One partner read through and complete the comparison worksheet for Mumbai (pages -121 Digby et al/p edexcel text book)
Together agree three similarities and three differences between the process of urbanisation in Los Angeles and Mumbai

9. Watch the following films. Urbanisation lagos Welcome to Lagos
Obj 3: Describe and explain the global pattern of megacities, including regional variations in growth rates
Urbanisation is closely linked to development – areas currently experiencing the fastest urbanisation are NICs and LEDCs
Watch the following films.
Urbanisation lagos
Welcome to Lagos
As you watch take notes on:
Key facts and background information
Challenges and problems faced (video 1)
Opportunities provided by urban living (video 2)

10. Urbanisation in the late 20th century
Describe and explain the global pattern of megacities, including regional variations in growth rates
Urbanisation in the late 20th century
A more urban world – but how has this happened?

11. Urbanisation in the late 20th century
The growth of an urban population BBC LINK
50’s/60’s
Europe/N.America are the most urbanised regions
Rapid growth in S.America and Africa
70’s/80’s
S.America continues to rapidly urbanise
Asia begins to urbanise at an increasing rate
90’s/00’s/
beyond
Urban pop in MEDCs stabilises
Highest urban growth rates found in Asia and Africa
Highest % increases in Africa...but volume in Asia much higher

12. Mega City Exam practice - resources
exam questions on mega cities – you have 7 minutes to complete
What is a megacity? (1)
Using the photographs and your own knowledge, complete the table to contrast the characteristics of the two megacities shown

13. Self Mark

14. *10 Study Figure 10.
(a) Suggest why there is an urgent need to improve residential slums such as Dharavi. (10)
(b) Explain why many megacities are currently experiencing rapid rates of growth. (15)
Answer part B You have minutes!

17. Homework Complete the 2 exam questions under timed conditions
Start revising for the mock exam
Optional hmk:
Watch Andrew Marr’s Mega Cities1: Living in the City – Available on the LRC CLICK VIEW
Make notes under the titles ‘winners’ and ‘losers’, making notes on mini case-studies to add to your understanding of mega-cities.
2. Watch the Lagos clips and make notes as per the slide instructions