Question

Write a paragraph to describe and explain the changing location of the world’s megacities.​

Answer 1

Answer:

megacity is a very large city, typically with a population of more than 10 million people.[1][2] Precise definitions vary: the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in its 2018 "World Urbanization Prospects" report counted urban agglomerations having over 10 million inhabitants.[3] A University of Bonn report held that they are "usually defined as metropolitan areas with a total population of 10 million or more people".[4] Others list cities satisfying criteria of either 5 or 8 million and also have a population density of 2,000 per square kilometre.[5] The terms conurbation, metropolis, and metroplex are also applied to the latter.

Answer 2

The changing location of the world’s megacities

Explanation:

• The urban shift has led to the emergence of mega-cities – a city with 10 million or more people. The globe's cities are growing rapidly and the face of the planet is transforming their growth.
• The first known megacities were New York and Tokyo, where both reached by over 10 million by the 1950's in urban conglomeration. But soon there were more megacities worldwide by 2000s, including  Brazil, Sao Paulo, London, Lagos, Karachi, Paris, Tokyo Kolkata, Bengaluru, Delhi, Chennai, etc all the major world regions.
• Most cities in Asia and Africa  have reached the 10 million marker over the past few years. The largest cities in the world are rising at phenomenal levels, especially in developing countries. This is because megacities attract people from non-urban areas who seek a better life,  a higher living standard , better jobs, better education, and fewer hardships. In the year 2017, developing nations  alone boasted of 26 megacities when compared to 7 in developed nations.
• The world's least-developed and poorest nations are now witnessing the rapidest rise in megacity such as Kathmandu (Nepal), Dhaka(Bangladesh), Lagos (Nigeria), among others – the least able to cope with political , financial, economic and environmental challenges associated with fast urbanization.