Megacity (Edexcel GCSE Geography B)

i)

For a named megacity in a developing or emerging country, state one way that site and one way that situation are significant in a national context.

(2)

Named megacity ................................................................................
Site

Situation

ii)

For the megacity named in (d)(i), explain the building age in the urban-rural fringe.

(2)

ii)

For the megacity named in (d)(i), explain two opportunities for people living there as a result of its rapid growth.

(4)

Assess whether economic development always leads to urban growth.

Identify two characteristics of bottom-up development strategies intended to make megacities more sustainable.

Study Figures 8a and 8b which show satellite images of Delhi in 1991 (Figure 8a) and in 2016 (Figure 8b).

Figure 8a

Figure 8b

i)

Calculate the percentage population increase of Delhi from 1991 to 2016. Answer to one decimal place. Show your working.

(2)

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ii)

Using Figures 8a and 8b, describe the growth of urban land use in Delhi between 1991 and 2016.

(3)

iii)

Using Figure 8b, explain two ways that rapid urban growth creates challenges for people living in megacities.

(4)

For a named megacity, evaluate the success of different top-down development strategies.

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