Urbanization Overpopulation BY JASON COUGHLIN, KEVIN TRAVERS, AND LIA DOMENICK

Urbanization & Overpopulation

BY JASON COUGHLIN, KEVIN TRAVERS, AND LIA DOMENICK

What is Urbanization? Urbanization is the increasing number of people living in urban areas Urban Areas are areas where a lot of people live They have many man-made structures in them

What is Overpopulation? Overpopulation is when the population of an area exceeds the capacity of the area

Caused by better medicine, more births, people living longer, loss of resources

Less space for people to live Spending more money

The Effects of Urbanization in Africa

Positive: Increased standard of living Educational facilities High employment rates

Negative: Overpopulation Cost of living Pollution problems

The Effects of Overpopulation More than half of the population in some states is under 25 By 2060 there will be 2.8 billion people living in Africa Sub-Saharan Africa created a demographic

Urbanization in Africa In Africa, the rate of Urbanization is increasing Slower rate HIV & Aids Industrialization Modernization

Urban Population Trend In Africa

Cities That Deal with Urbanization

Libya - Has highest rate of Urban population (88%) Tunisia - Has high rate of Urban population (66%) South Africa - Has almost same rate as Tunisia (58%) Equatorial Guinea - Almost half of Guinea has an Urban population (49%) The percent of people listed is the amount of people living in Urban areas

Overpopulation in Africa Over population is caused from women not being able to plan their families Many women have high fertility rates Average Niger woman has 7.5 children Death rate has gone down 200 million Africans are between the ages of 15-24

Cities That Deal with Overpopulation

Cairo EgyptLagos NigeriaKinshasa Democratic Rep. Of CongoLuanda AngolaAlexandria EgyptAbidjan Ivory CoastJohannesburg South Africa Nairobi KenyaCape Town South Africa Kano Nigeria