What is a mega city? Make a list of mega cities of the world with country they are located with their population.

Solution

A mega city or megalopolis is a general term for cities together with their suburbs with a population in excess of 10 million people.
New York was the first to attain the status of a mega city by 1950 with a total population of about 12.5 million. The number of mega cities is now 25. The number of mega cities has increased in developing countries during the last 50 years vis-a-vis the developed countries.

Mega Cities of the World (as on Jan. 2006)

S.No.	Name of the City	Country	Population (in million)
1.	Tokyo	Japan	34.2
2.	Mexico City	Mexico	22.8
3.	Seoul	South Korea	22.3
4.	New York	USA	21.9
5.	Sao Paulo	Brazil	20.2
6.	Mumbai	India	19.9
7.	Delhi	India	19.7
8.	Shanghai	China	18.2
9.	Los Angeles	USA	18.0
10.	Osaka	Japan	16.8
11.	Jakarta	Indonesia	16.6
12.	Kolkata	India	15.7
13.	Cairo	Egypt	15.6
14.	Manila	Philippines	15.0
15.	Karachi	Pakistan	14.3
16.	Moscow	Russia	13.8
17.	Buenos Aires	Argentina	13.5
18.	Dhaka	Bangladesh	13.3
19.	Rio De Janeiro	Brazil	12.2
20.	Beijing	China	12.1
21.	London	G. Britain	12.0
22.	Tehran	Iran	11.9
23.	Istanbul	Turkey	11.5
24.	Lagos	Nigeria	11.1
25.	Shenzhen	China	10.7

Some More Questions From Human Settlements Chapter

In which of the following regions has the oldest well-documented urban settlement found?

How many of the following cities in India have attained million status at the beginning of 2006?

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Human Settlements

What is a mega city? Make a list of mega cities of the world with country they are located with their population.

Some More Questions From Human Settlements Chapter

In which of the following regions has the oldest well-documented urban settlement found?

How many of the following cities in India have attained million status at the beginning of 2006?

Sufficiency of which type of resources can help to create adequate social infrastructure catering to the needs of the large population in the developing countries?

How would you define a settlement?

Distinguish between site and situation.

What are the bases of classifying settlements?

How would you justify the study of human settlements in human geography?

What are rural and urban settlements? Mention their characteristics.

Discuss the problems associated with urban settlements in developing countries.

Identify the types of settlement shown in the photograph and describe the characteristics it.

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