15.10 SkillBuilder activity GEOGRAPHICAL INQUIRY 1. Research population data for New York, Los Angeles, Sydney and Melbourne. For each city, identify the • population • population density. 2. Using your collected data, state whether each city is a megacity. 3. Working in pairs, answer the following: • What is a megacity? • Is there a megacity in Australia? Explain your answer. • Compare New York to Sydney. How do their roles and sizes differ? • Does Melbourne or Los Angeles show more urban concentration? Use data to justify your answer. 4. What are some of the major challenges faced by people living in megacities, and how might governments and communities work to solve them?
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REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. Determine whether the following statement is True or False. Unlike a town or village, a city is a large and permanent settlement. 2. Identify the minimum number of inhabitants that a megacity has. A. 5million
B. 10million C. 15million D. 30million 3. Identify which of these is considered a positive of living in a megacity. A. High levels of traffic B. High levels of employment C. High levels of diverse employment D. High levels of poverty 4. Explain what the bright lights in FIGURE2 show. 5. Name the first two megaregions and the countries where they are located. ANALYSE AND APPLY 6. Explain what a megacity is. State how many megacities there were in 2024. 7. Discuss why megaregions develop. 8. Outline the environmental impacts of megacities and megaregions. EVALUATE AND COMMUNICATE 9. Describe the changes to the Pearl River Delta from 1988 to 2014. 10. The 20 largest cities in the world consume 80 per cent of the world’s energy and produce 80 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Propose some solutions to this problem. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
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