Urbanisation and international migration
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Make a table for the three urbanisation stages: name, urban share, typical process, one regional example.
Forming – <50%, new cities, Asian/African countries; developed – >50%, million-cities and agglomerations, Latin America; mature – suburbanisation, Western Europe, USA, Japan.
2
A country has 80 million people and 56 million urban residents. What is the urbanisation level in percent? (Number only.)
70
3
A country received 1 200 000 arrivals and 1 450 000 departures. By how many do departures exceed arrivals? (Number only.)
250000
4
Write 4 problems of large cities and one solution for each.
Air pollution – clean transport and green areas; congestion – metro and cycle paths; water shortage – efficient networks; housing costs – planned construction.
5
Has someone in your family or circle gone to another city or country to work? Write the reason and what changed (no personal details needed).
The answer is free; the main reason is usually work and income, with consequences such as remittances, new skills and family separation.