📚 Part 1: Key Concepts

1. Define urbanisation:

2. What is a megacity?

A city with over 5 million people

A city with over 10 million people

A city with over 20 million people

Any capital city

3. Complete the sentence: Most megacities are located in _________ countries because _________.

4. Give one push factor and one pull factor for rural-urban migration:

Push factor: _________________________________

Pull factor: _________________________________

🏙️ Part 2: When Growth Becomes Problematic

5. Tick all the problems that can occur when cities grow very rapidly:

Housing shortages

Informal settlements (slums)

Unemployment

Pressure on services (healthcare, education)

Traffic congestion

Environmental pollution

6. Explain why rapid urban growth might be positive for a city:

7. Explain why rapid urban growth might be problematic for a city:

8. Assess whether rapid urban growth is beneficial for a city. (9 marks)

Structure your answer using: Point → Evidence → Counter-argument → Judgement

9. Extension: Write one sentence summarising your judgement on when city growth becomes a problem: