Changing Nations · Human Geography

The Urban Explosion

Investigating the global trend of people moving from rural areas to large cities.

Key Questions

  1. 1What drives the mass migration of people from rural heartlands to megacities?
  2. 2How does rapid urbanization challenge the infrastructure of developing nations?
  3. 3Why are some cities growing while others face population decline?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9G8K04
Year: Year 8
Subject: Geography
Unit: Changing Nations
Period: Human Geography

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