Homework
Read the article 'People Flock Together' and answer these questions as fully as possible.
1. What prediction can be made about global population over the next 45 years?
2. Figure 1, describe the distribution of the world’s urban areas.
3. What % of the Earth’s total land area is inhabited?
4. Explain why the remaining area is uninhabited.
5. How has urban growth in the MEDW compared with that of the LEDW?
6. How many urban dwellers are estimated to be added per year?
7. What % of global population does the article suggest will live in urban areas by 2007? Was this prediction correct?
8. Where are urban growth rates most rapid?
9. What two reasons can be given for this rapid urban growth?
10. Describe the connection between coastal areas and rapid population growth.
