Study the table given below and answer the questions that follow
9.1) Name the two continents which have shown the highest growth rate of million cities from 1950 to 2000.
9.2) What could have been the reason for such a growth of million cities?
9.3) Give the meaning of a ‘million city’.
9.1) Africa and Asia are two continents which have shown the highest growth rate of million cities from 1950.
9.2) Many countries in these two continents (Africa and Asia) started developing after 1950. People began to migrate to newly developing urban areas because of the following reasons:
a. The rapid growth of industries and the service sector created many new opportunities of employment.
b. Better health, education, infrastructure available in cities and the effect of agglomeration and conurbation resulted in the expansion of cities.
9.3) A city with a population of more than 1 million (10 lakh) is known as a ‘million city’.
