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A city spreading across the land
Age 13 · Geography
Cities around the world are growing, and the fastest growth today is in Asia and Africa. Megacities of over 10 million people are only one part of this: many smaller cities and towns are growing too.
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In the picture
- A dense centre of tall towers: offices and homes packed into little space
- Rings of low, crowded houses: where most people in a growing city live
- A motorway junction: roads and rails link the city together
- New streets covering farmland: the city grows outward at its edge
- A smaller cluster of towers far away: other cities grow too, not only the giants
Examples
- Lagos in Nigeria gains new neighbourhoods every year as people arrive from the countryside.
- Many mid-sized cities in India and China are growing quickly, even though they are far smaller than a megacity.
Key takeaways
- The fastest urban growth today is in Asia and Africa.
- Megacities of over 10 million people are only part of urban growth; most new city dwellers live in smaller cities and towns.
Quiz: A city spreading across the land (Age 13)
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Which parts of the world have the fastest city growth today?
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Where do most new city dwellers live?
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How many people does a city need to have to be called a megacity?
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