L2: Causes of Urbanisation Flashcards
1
Q
What are the two reasons why cities grow?
A
Cities grow because of:
1. Natural increase
2. Rural to urban migration
2
Q
What is natural increase?
A
Natural increase (or decrease) is the difference between the number of births and the number of deaths
3
Q
What is migration?
A
Migration is the movement of people into and out of the city
4
Q
What are the two types of factors that cause urbanisation?
A
Push factors and pull factors
5
Q
What is a push factor?
A
Reasons why people want to leave rural areas
6
Q
What is a pull factor?
A
Reasons why people are attracted to urban areas
7
Q
What are some examples of push factors?
A
- Drought and flooding that destroys crops
- Rural poverty
- Lack of services
- Lack of investment
- Lack of opportunities
- Low pay
8
Q
What are some examples of pull factors?
A
- Better quality of life
- Growth in outsourcing jobs
- Better service eg. education, health and entertainment
- Better housing
- Better paid jobs
- Better opportunities
9
Q
What are some background factors?
A
- Communications increase access to urban opportunities
- Cities become global huts
- Global investment goes to urban centres eg. IT outsourcing from London banks
- Technology (radio, television) improves knowledge of urban employment
