Contrast the economic activities, spatial growth and population of (cities with more than 10 ‘megacities’ million people) in the developed and developing Economic Activities in Megacities Developed City London Developing City Dhaka, Bangladesh – – High proportion of well-paid financial service sector High proportion of service sector jobs, but usually jobs, for example in and insurance companies in poorly paid in the informal sector. For example, the City and Canary Wharf. rickshaw driving and rubbish collecting in the Korail Shanty Town in Dhaka. Other service sector jobs include those in health and Secondary jobs are more important, especially in education, for example in universities, e.g. UCL in construction and clothing manufacture for TNCs in London. Dhaka. For example, Gap makes clothes in Dhaka. Many low paid service sector jobs, for example in In the centre of the city are many government jobs cleaning and street cleaning, tend to go to migrant and also banking jobs. workers often from Eastern Europe within the EU, – e.g. Poland. Exam Question June 2014 Contrast the economic activities of megacities in the developed and developing worlds. (8 marks). Social and Environmental impacts / challenges caused by the growth of megacities London As London is a relatively densely populated city its carbon footprint is low in comparison to many cities, especially in America and Australia which tend to be more suburban. However, it is still higher than European and Asian cities. Transport is still an issue even with a highly developed This is important because poor quality air is thought to tube network. Nitrous oxide is emitted by car engines cause lung problems and asthma in children.
Contrast the economic activities, spatial growth and population of ‘megacities’ (cities with more than 10 million people) in the developed and developing Economic Activities in Megacities Developed City – London Developing City – Dhaka, Bangladesh High proportion of well-paid financial service sector jobs, for example in and insurance companies in the City and Canary Wharf. High proportion of service sector jobs, but usually poorly paid in the informal sector. For example, rickshaw driving and rubbish collecting in the Korail Shanty Town in Dhaka. Other service sector jobs include those in health and education, for example in universities, e.g. UCL in London. Secondary jobs are more important, especially in construction and clothing manufacture for TNCs in Dhaka. For example, Gap makes clothes in Dhaka. Many low paid service sector jobs, for example in cleaning and street cleaning, tend to go to migrant workers – often from Eastern Europe within the EU, e.g. Poland. In the centre of the city are many government jobs and also banking jobs. Exam Question June 2014 Contrast the economic activities of megacities in the developed and developing worlds. (8 marks). Social and Environmental impacts / challenges caused by the growth of megacities London As London is a relatively densely populated city its carbon footprint is low in comparison to many cities, especially in America and Australia which tend to be more suburban. However, it is still higher than European and Asian cities. Transport is still an issue even with a highly developed tube network. Nitrous oxide is emitted by car engines This is important because poor quality air is thought to cause lung problems and asthma in children.
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