Objective To gain a better understanding of megacities across the world. Instructions 1. Go to the Guardian website 2.

As you work through the website answer the following questions about each city a. New York i. Look through the pictures and describe what New York was like in the 1950s b. Tokyo i. When did Tokyo become the worlds biggest city? ii. Look through the pictures what are some of the issues that urbanisation has created for Tokyo? c. Sao Paolo i. Of which continent was Sao Paolo the first megacity ii. From where did most of the people in Sao Paolo come? Why do you think they did so? iii. What problems emerged for Sao Paolo as it urbanised? iv. What aspects of Sao Paolos climate contributed to the problems? d. Lagos i. Of what country is Lagos the capital? In which continent is the country? ii. How is climate change affecting Lagos? iii. How have residents of Lagos adapted to characteristic of the city? e. Mexico city i. Of which country is Mexico city the capital? In which continent is the country? ii. What has been one of the negative impacts of Mexico Cities growth? iii. How has the government of Mexico city tried to fix the problem? f. Dhaka i. Of which country is Dhaka the capital? ii. What is a problem the urbanisation has caused in Dhaka? iii. Go to this website http://www.homeless-international.org/About-Slums, what are some of the problems associated with slums? iv. Whats a particular problem facing the slums of Dhaka?

g. Pearl River Delta i. Where is the Pearl River Delta? ii. Why did people move to the Pearl River Delta?