Causes Of Urbanisation Flashcards
what is urbanisation?
an increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas compared to rural
what is an urban area?
a built-up area such as a town or city
what is a rural area?
an area of countryside
what tends to happen when an area industrialises, in terms of urbanisation?
the number of people living in the area tends to increase
where from and why did people move to London when it industrialised in the 18th and 19th century?
people migrated from rural areas up North to London in the South because there was an opportunity for employment in new factories that were built, which would bring in more money
how did London develop in order to maintain the amount of people migrating to it?
the inner city developed in the sense that rows of terraced buildings were built for workers
what percentage of the UK’s population lives in an urban area?
90%
what has been happening recently in London in terms of urbanisation?
more people have been deciding to live in the outskirts of the city and even relocating to the countryside. this is called counter- urbanisation
