overall points Flashcards
What is urbanisation?
The increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities
How has urbanisation affected HICs?
Rapid urbanisation occurred during Industrial Revolution
How has urbanisation affected LICs?
Current high rate of urbanisation , increasing number of people moving to urban areas
Name 3 causes of urbanisation
Migration , mega cities , natural increase
What is rural to urban migration?
The movement of people from the countryside to cities
What is a push factor?
Negatives that encourage people to move away from a place
What is a pull factor?
Positives that encourage people to move to a place
What is a megacity?
Urban areas with population of more that 10 million people
Where are more than two thirds of megacitys located ?
LICs and NEEs majority in Asia
The number is predicted to increase from …… by 2030
28-41
What is natural increase?
When the birth rate exceeds the death rate
