Urban Issues And Challenges Flashcards
What is rural to urban migration?
The movement of people from the countryside to cities
What are push factors?
They encourage people to leave an area
What are pull factors?
They encourage people to move to an area
What are examples of push factors?
Natural disasters
Fewer jobs
Desertification
What are examples of pull factors?
More jobs and better pay
Better health care and education
Better quality of life
What are megacities?
Urban areas with more than 10 million residents
What is urbanisation?
The growth in the proportion of people living in urban areas
What is relief?
Change in the height of the land
What are the 4 zones of cities?
Cbd, inner city, suburbs and rural urban fringe
What is the CBD?
The central business district is usually in the middle of a city.
What is found in a CBD?
Most amenities and services are found here
How do you identify a CBD on a map?
The CBD is often surrounded by a ring road
What is the inner city?
The inner city often has a mix of land uses and is just outside the CBD
What is in the inner city?
Mainly residential but with some business and recreational parks
They have a lot of short and parallel roads
They have terraced housing
Where are the suburbs found?
Towards the edge of the city