Population Growth Affecting Rural and Urban Areas Flashcards
What does the Burgess Land Use Model show?
How land in towns and cities is separated, into CBD, inner city, inner and outer suburbs, rural-urban fringe and rural settlements (villages)
What is social welfare?
Well-being of entire society, concerned with quality of life including: environment, level of crime, health, education levels, availability of social services, leisure services and religious aspects of life
What are push and pull factors?
Push- forcing people to move away, can no longer remain where they are
Pull- reasons why one place is more beneficial than another, want to move to that place
Name push factors
Unemployment, lack of safety, lack of services, poverty, crop failure, draught, war or civil unrest, hazards, isolation
Name pull factors
Employment, safer atmosphere, better service provision, greater wealth, fertile land, good food supplies, political security, less risk of natural hazards, friends and family
What is housing like in an inner city?
High density terraced housing, built in 19th century, high rise tower block built in 1960s, some old warehouses redeveloped into luxury apartments
What is housing like in a rural area?
Larger, privately owned houses, new estates with private housing
What is ethnicity like in an inner city?
High percentage of ethnic minorities, initial groups of Asian or Caribbean migrants, recent immigrants from Poland
What is ethnicity like in a rural area?
Majority of people white, few ethnic minorities, those that are, are professional people
What is the age structure in an inner city?
High proportion of younger people, mainly students and young professionals
What is the age structure in a rural area?
Higher proportion of elderly people
How wealthy is an inner city area?
Poorer sections of urban population live here, small numbers of wealthier living in redeveloped homes
How wealthy is a rural area?
Wealthiest residents found here, many who have moved out of the city, some less wealthy original residents
What is employment like in an inner city?
High proportion of students, unemployed, unskilled or semi-skilled workers; some young professionals living in redeveloped areas
What is employment like in a rural area?
High proportion of workers in professional and managerial sectors; doctors, bankers etc. as well as agricultural workers
