3.2 Urbanisation Is Relsult Of Social Economic Processes And Change

Question 1

Why is urbanisation happening so fast?

Answer 1

Urbanisation is happening so fast because…

.lack of opportunities in the countryside
-not that many jobs
-lack of services
-lack of high-payed jobs
Therefore tempts people to move into the city

.people want a better quality of life 
-better services
-better housing 
-better jobs and pay
Therefore tempts people to move in the city

Question 2

What are the key factors of de-urbanisation and why is it happening?

Answer 2

.de-urbanisation is when the proportion of urban areas start to lose their population due to…

.cheaper housing

.living more eco-friendly

.quieter life style

.most people, who are close to the age of retirement, move to the rural areas

These factors are pushing people away from the city

Question 3

Explain why developing cities are growing?

Answer 3

. Developing cities are growing because…

.the people who are living in poor conditions want change

.people want better jobs and better pay so they could feed their family

.want better quality of life

.they want better services, which the city provides very well

Question 4

Contrast the growth of New York and Kampala.

Answer 4

.New York grew by fashion and design business

.they are making making millions by exporting and importing
clothing

.New York provides better services than Kampala

.kampala grew by farming and some manufacturing

Question 5

What is the difference between informal and formal employment?

Answer 5

.informal economies is unofficial and unregulated, where no records kept. People who work in the informal economy have no contacts or employment rights

.formal economies is an economy that pays texes and have employment meets legal standards for working conditions and work pay

Question 6

Give examples of primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary job.

Answer 6

.primary is collecting raw resources

.secondary is making a products out of raw resources

.tertiary is providing a services, eg. Teaching,

.quaternary is providing technical resources

Question 7

What is rural to urban migration?

Answer 7

The countries which have the highest percentage of rural population are those which are the poorest.

The land is used to feed the people both in towns and rural areas

Question 8

Explain the reasons why cities in developing countries, such as Kampala are not improving.

Answer 8

.they are far behind in technology

.most of their investment are on farming

.some use of manufacturing

.they Have a low GDP, so they can’t invest on better and more efficient methods to create more money

Question 9

Explain the reasons why some of the cities in developed countries such as New York and London are growing.

Answer 9

.they are way ahead of the use of technology

.everything is mostly automated and high levels of manufacturing

.they have a high amount of profit so they could invest on improving their methods of creating, designing and manufacturing businesses

Question 10

Explain the reason why cities in developed countries such as Detroit/hull are shrinking.

Answer 10

.they are shrinking because other and more popular locations like Bejing is rivalling them with car manufacturing, which make Detroit and hull out of the business

.their not making as much money as they used to so they cant invest on improving manufacturing

.this also states that they cant compete with top countries who focuses on car manufacturing, such as tokyo, Beijing and other asian cities