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Study the table given below and answer the questions that follow:
Continent-wise Distribution of Million Cities
Continent	Early 1950	Mid 1970s	Mid 2000
Europe	23	30	58
Asia	32	69	206
North and
Central America	16	36	79
South America	8	17	43
Africa	3	8	46
Australia	2	2	6
World Total	84	162	438
Source: www.citypopulation.delworld.html
(i) Name the two continents which have shown lowest growth fate of million cities as compared to others.
(ii) What reasons will you assign for this growth?
(iii) Give the meaning of a 'mega city'.

 

Answer:

(i) Australia and Europe.

(ii) (a) Growth rate of population is slow.

(b) Migration from rural to urban is slow.

(iii) A mega city or megalopolis is a general term for cities together with their suburbs with a population of more than 10 million people.