Urbanisation

1234567891011121314151617181920
Across
  1. 4. Least urbanised region on Earth
  2. 7. What are very large cities known as?
  3. 8. Global urban population will almost________-to over 6 billion-by 2050
  4. 10. How many new residents are added to urban areas each year?
  5. 13. While many developing countries will remain mainly rural for many years, they will increase their share of the global urban population to about ___ by 2050
  6. 15. Young people are more likely than older people to move from rural to _____ _____.
  7. 18. What will be the main cause of future urbanisation in developed countries
  8. 19. Most populated city
Down
  1. 1. Developed countries have the highest rates of ___________
  2. 2. How much of the Earth's surface is occupied by cities?
  3. 3. _____ & Kuwait in the Middle East have among the highest urbanisation rates in the world, at over 98%
  4. 5. Every week, how many people are added to urban populations?
  5. 6. Michael ________
  6. 9. Urban growth rates are expected to slow down after _____ as world population growth slows
  7. 11. What is on of the biggest challenges for rapidly urbanising countries
  8. 12. ______ is a typical developed country, with 85% of its population living in urban places.
  9. 14. Zero or ________ urban growth will affect some developed countries as population growth slows down or declines
  10. 16. _____ is now more urban than rural and experiencing rapid urbanisation
  11. 17. By 2050, over ____ of the world's population will be urban; currently the figure is around 52%
  12. 20. _____ is one African country expected to be 50% urban by 2050. Currently it is less than 25% urban.