Urbanisation Flashcards
Transport uses
Road and rail networks
Industry uses
Factories,warehouses
Residential uses
Houses and apartments for living
Leisure and Recreation uses
Park or sports facilities
Why are large cities attractive for industries
Capital cities
Ports
Labour available
What is a rural urban fringe
The area at the edge of a city where it meets the countryside
3 pressures on the rural urban fringe
Urban sprawl
Transport
Agricultural development
Why do some industries locate next to a river
Areas that require access for water such as imports,exports are located close to docks
What problems are associated with urban growth
Noise
Air quality
Dereliction
Water quality
Push factirs of rural urban migration (physical)
Polluted water
Lack of sanitation
Push factirs of rural urban migration (economic)
Low wages
Unemployment
Push factirs of rural urban migration (social)
Poor housing
Crime
Living conditions
Pull factors of rural urban migration (physical)
Safer environment awat from natural disastors
Pull factors of rural urban migration (economic)
More jobs
Higher wages
Pull factors of rural urban migration (social)
Healthcare
safer environment
