A growing percentage of the worlds population lives in urban areas

Question 1

urbanisation

Answer 1

the process by which an increasing proportion of the world’s population lives in towns and cities

Question 2

worlds biggest city

Answer 2

Tokyo

Question 3

rural to urban migration

Answer 3

the movement of people from the countryside to towns and cities

Question 4

natural increase

Answer 4

when the birth rate is higher than the death rate

Question 5

what makes a city a megacity?

Answer 5

when it has more than 10 million people

Question 6

what are the two main causes of urbanisation?

Answer 6

-rural to urban migration: mainly for economic reasons as push factors influence people to leave rural areas and pull factors influence people to urban areas
-natural increase: urban areas tend to attract young people, therefore the natural increase is generally higher in urban areas than rural ones

Question 7

push factors of rural to urban migration

Answer 7

-war in the region
-poor housing
-natural disasters

Question 8

pull factors of rural to urban migration

Answer 8

-better education available
-better job opportunites
-more attractive climate

Question 9

causes of the growth of megacities

Answer 9

-migration: young migrants migrate from countries because of pull factors, like jobs and better education
-location: historically, cities have formed over transport groups where trade can thrive (e.g. rivers) many of the worlds megacities are ports
-natural increase: cities tend to have much better healthcare so death rates are lower
-economic development: economic growth creates jobs, which attract people and it’s people who bring enterprise