Flashcards on Human Geography: Farming and Urbanization
Human Geography: Farming and Urbanization Explained
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Urbanization
18 cards
Card 1
Question: What is the definition of urbanisation (urbanization)?
Answer: An increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas (measured as the percentage of the total population living in urban areas).
Card 2
Question: What percentage of the world population was urbanised in 2016?
Answer: 54% (world urbanisation in 2016).
Card 3
Question: At what threshold (%) is a country considered urbanised?
Answer: A country is considered urbanised when over 50% of its population live in urban areas.
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Question: What was the global urban vs rural distribution around 1950 and how is it expected to change by 2050?
Answer: In 1950 about 1/3 lived in urban areas and 2/3 in rural areas; by 2050 the distribution is expected to be roughly reversed, with about 2/3 urban and 1
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Question: Give the percentage of the world’s population living in urban areas in 1900, 1950, 2000, 2011, 2030, and 2050 (as stated).
Answer: 1900: 13%; 1950: 30%; 2000: 46%; 2011: 50%; 2030: 60%; 2050: 70%.
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Question: How many new urbanites were expected over the 13 years after 2017 according to the content?
Answer: About 1.1 billion new urbanites over the next 13 years (from the time of the statement).
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Question: How is urbanisation linked to historical processes?
Answer: Urbanisation is closely linked to modernization and industrialization (the Industrial Revolution).
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Question: Which regions were the most urbanised in 2015 and what were their percentages?
Answer: Australia 89%, Northern America 82%, Latin America 80%, Europe 73%.
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Question: Which continents remained mostly rural in 2015 and what were their urbanisation percentages?
Answer: Africa 40% and Asia 48% remained mostly rural in 2015.
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Question: What are slums (favelas/shanty towns) and where was the highest proportion of urban population living in slums?
Answer: Heavily populated urban informal settlements with substandard housing and squalor; the highest proportion was in Sub-Saharan Africa (61.7%), followed