LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MEGACITIES

ALL students will be able to describe what a megacity is and give example from the

developing and developed world. (E/D GRADE)

MOST students will contrast the economic activities, spatial growth and population of ;2

differing megacities: Mumbai and Los Angeles. (C/B GRADE)

SOME students will be able to apply this understanding and knowledge to compare the

similarities and differences between megacities in LEDC and MEDC areas ? (A/A* GRADE)

KEY TERMS

MEGACITIES Cts wth ppltn vr 10 mlln.

SPATIAL GROWTH Ths s hw cty grws n spc vr tm.

INFORMAL ECONOMY Jbs tht hv lttl, r n, jb scrty. N tx s pd.

FORMAL ECONOMY Jbs wth cntrcts f emplymnt nd mr jb scrty. Ppl py tx.

HYPERURBANISATION Whr th rbn ppltn Is grwng s fst tht th cty cn’t cp

wth ppl’s nds.

KEY TERMS

MEGACITIES Cities with a population over 10 million.

SPATIAL GROWTH This is how a city grows in space over time.

INFORMAL ECONOMY Jobs that have little, or no, job security. No tax is paid.

FORMAL ECONOMY Jobs with contracts of employment and more job security. People pay tax.

HYPERURBANISATION Where the urban population is growing so fast that the city

can’t cope with people’s needs.

LOCATION OF MEGACITIES

TASK:1. Use an world map to plot the megacities

from the bar chart on p254 on a world map. Use one colour for developed world

cities, and a second for developing world.

2. Describe what your map shows about the distribution of the world’s

megacities. ALL students will be able to describe what a

megacity is and give example from the developing and developed world. (E/D GRADE)

P254-255TASK: DRAW 2 SPIDER DIAGRAMS TO CONTRAST (differences) THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, SPATIAL GROWTH & POPULATION FOR:1. LOS ANGELES (developed

megacity)2. MUMBAI (developing megacity)

MOST students will contrast the economic activities, spatial growth and population of ;2

differing megacities: Mumbai and Los Angeles. (C/B GRADE)

Andrew Marr’s Megacities https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwCABmP3uQ

4economic activities spatial growth population resource consumption

London

Dhaka

Tokyo

Shanghai

Mexico City

SOME students will be able to apply this understanding and knowledge to

compare the similarities and differences between megacities in

LEDC and MEDC areas ? (A/A* GRADE)

EXAM QUESTION: USING EXAMPLES,

EXPLAIN HOW ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

CAN LEAD TO THE POPULATION GROWTH AND SPATIAL GROWTH

OF MEGACITIES (8 MARKS)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MEGACITIES

ALL students will be able to describe what a megacity is and give example from the

developing and developed world. (E/D GRADE)

MOST students will contrast the economic activities, spatial growth and population of ;2

differing megacities: Mumbai and Los Angeles. (C/B GRADE)

SOME students will be able to apply this understanding and knowledge to compare the

similarities and differences between megacities in LEDC and MEDC areas ? (A/A* GRADE)