Definitions Flashcards
What is urbanisation?
An increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas resulting in the growth and expansion of cities.
Do more people live in urban areas or rural areas?
Urban areas
What defines a mega city?
A very large urban area, densely populated, with a population of at least 10 million.
Name three examples of mega cities.
- Mumbai
- Shanghai
- Tokyo
What is migration?
Moving from one place to another.
What is an arred landscape?
An extremely dry landscape.
Define a slum.
A squalid and overcrowded urban street or district inhabited by very poor people.
What does industrialising refer to?
The developing of an area.
What is urban sprawl?
The outward spread of a city and its suburbs as they grow.
What is densification in urban areas?
Increased population densities in existing urban areas.
Define urban consolidation.
Increased number of people living in a prescribed area.
What is urban decay?
The deterioration of the built environment; urban infrastructure falls into a state of disrepair and buildings are left empty for long periods of time.
What is urban renewal?
The process in which an unused area of urban land such as an industrial site is restored, redeveloped and improved.
What is a metropolis?
A very large and busy city.
What is a push factor in migration?
Something that pushes or forces an individual to leave their home and live in another place.
Give two examples of push factors.
- Poverty
- Higher cost of living
What is a pull factor in migration?
Something that pulls or entices an individual to live in another place.
Give two examples of pull factors.
- Increase in employment
- Better services (education and healthcare)
What is the population growth rate?
How fast the population is growing per year.
Define birth rate.
Live number of births each year per 1000 people.
What is the fertility rate?
The expected amount of children born to a woman.
What does life expectancy refer to?
The expected amount of years a person is to live.
What is population density?
Amount of people per square kilometre.
What is natural increase in population?
If the birth rate in a city is higher than the death rate.
What is interstate migration?
Moving between a state/country.
