Causes of urban growth Flashcards
1
Q
What are the causes of urban growth?
A
Natural increase
2
Q
What is natural increase ?
A
When birth rate exceeds death rates. This means that due to increase of birth rate death rates are decreasing
This is because of better healthcare and investment into healthcare
3
Q
Reasons why people have children ?
A
- religious
- children for work
4
Q
What is Rural to urban migration ?
A
Factors causing someone to move from the country side to the city
5
Q
What are push factors ?
A
Reason someone will leave a country
6
Q
What are pull factors ?
A
Reason someone will want to move to a country
7
Q
Push factors examples :
A
Lack of job opportunities
Conflict/war
8
Q
Pull factors example :
A
Education
Transport
Better quality of life
Healthcare