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Chapter 5 Life in different cities
5.1 The urban explosion
5.1 The urban explosion
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5.1 The urban explosion
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Activity: Urbanisation
This interactive activity lets you practise what you have learned about urbanisation and the appeal of cities.
World: urbanisation
Look at this interactive map to see the population in urban areas around the world.
World population
A short video explaining how the world's population is predicted to rise to 9 billion by 2050
World population
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Chapter 5 Life in different cities
5.2 How cities are organised
5.2 How cities are organised
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Perth: CBD and inner suburbs
This layered interactive map lets you explore Perth's CBD in detail.
5.2 Exploring Chinese cities
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Chapter 5 Life in different cities
5.3 The advantages of cities
5.5 The advantages of living in cities
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5.3 The advantages of cities
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Why do people move to urban areas?
A short video about the push and pull factors that influence people to move to urban areas
Why do people move to urban areas?
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Chapter 5 Life in different cities
5.4 The disadvantages of cities
Chapter 5 Life in different cities
5.5 The rise of the megacity in Asia
5.2 The rise of the megacity
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5.5 The rise of the megacity in Asia
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World: major cities
This layered interactive map lets you explore where in the world you can find megacities.
Chapter 5 Life in different cities
5.6 Urbanisation in Asia
Chapter 5 Life in different cities
5.7 Urban slums
5.7 Urban slums
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Slum dwellers
A short video about slums in cities around the world with a particular focus on the favelas (shanty towns) of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Slum dwellers
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5.7 Who wants to be a 'Slumdog Millionaire'?
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Chapter 5 Life in different cities
5A Review
Chapter 5 Life in different cities
5.8 Where Australians live
5.8 Where Australians live
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5.8 Where Australians live
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5.8 Living in Australia
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Chapter 5 Life in different cities
5.9 Why Australians live where they do
5.9 Why Australians live where they do
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Australia: Population distribution
This interactive map shows the distribution of people in Australia.
Perth: Population change
See how the population in Perth's suburbs changed between 2006 and 2011.