Paper 2 - Topic 4 , Urbanisation Flashcards
4.1 , 4.2
rural definition
an open area of land that has few homes or other buildings, and not many other people
urban definition
An urban area is a human settlement with high population density
(lots of people). There are lots of buildings, which are very close together
urbanisation definition
The increase in the percentage of people living in towns and cities, causing them to grow
population density definition
The average number of people per square kilometre
emerging country definition
A country with high and medium human
development (HMHD). E.g. China
developed country definition
A country with very high human development
(VHHD). A high income country (HIC) E.g. UK
developing country definition
A country with a low human development (LHD); a low income country (LIC). E.g. Kenya
why has urbanisation has occurred at different
times globally
due to the stage
of development of countries.
When did urbanisation occur in developed countries and due to what
during the 19th century (due to the industrial revolution).
In the past 50
years developed countries have …
continued to increase their urban areas but at a much slower rate.
When has urbanisation occurred in developing and emerging countries
during the past 50 years, happened very rapidly
