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Core countries are ubranizing...because? |
Slowee bc its already super urbanized |
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%urban world |
54% |
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%urban developed |
78% |
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%developing urban |
49% |
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% urban USA |
82% |
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% urban RoC world |
1% |
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% urban RoC developed |
.3% |
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% urban RoC developing |
1.2% |
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Where were the earliest cities |
Fertile Crescent |
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Why did early cities develop? |
Agricultural surplus freed people from farming. Security. Religion. |
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When did the first cities emerge? |
5k yrs ago. Like 3000BCE |
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Pop needed for a mega city |
10 mil+ ppl |
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Most mega cities are in the... |
Developing World |
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Top 3 mega cities |
Tokyo (37.8 mil) Shanghai (34.8 mil) Jakarta (31.7 mil) |
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Most ppl live in cities with pops of... |
Rural, then below 500,000 ppl |
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What makes a slum a slum |
Lack of 1 or more of these: 1. Access to improved water 2. Access to improved sanitation 3. Sufficient living area. No more than 3 ppl to bed room 4. High quality and durable buildings (only applies to floors) 5. Security of tenure |
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Rates of Change of slums since 1990 |
Slum population was rising, then fell in 2014. % of ppl living in slums decreased. |