Urbanisation Flashcards
What does describing something as urban mean
Something relating or designating to a city or town
What is a megacity
A city with a population of over 10 million
What is urbanisation
An increasing proportion of a county’s population living in urban areas
Give an example of a megacity
Rio de Janeiro
Tokyo
Paris
New York
How do you calculate natural increase
(Birth rate - death rate)÷100
What were cities like in the past
Many cities were walled making it harder for people to get in
10,000 years ago the first villages were set up (agriculture began)
When cities were set up trade could finally begin, which helped to speed up development
What is urbanisation / cities supposed to look like in the future
Global population will hit 11 billion
Most growth occurs in LICs
Food production will move to skyscrapers
Why does the population in urban areas grow
Migration
Natural increase
What is migration
The movement of people from one place to another
They intend to live in the place they have moved to for a period of time
What is rural to urban migration
The movement of people from the countryside and small towns going to other cities
What are some push factors for rural to urban migration
War - fighting
Infertile land - can no longer grow food
Unsanitary conditions - move to the city for better healthcare
Low quality of life
Lack of education
Lack of clean water
What are some pull factors for rural to urban migration
Jobs - higher paying in the city
Education - gives children better opportunities
Better quality of life
More protected - less crime in the cities
What are push and pull factors
Push -factors that push people away from somewhere
Pull - factors that pull someone towards somewhere
What does densely populated mean
Crowded area - high number of people
What does sparsely populated mean
Areas with a low number of people living with them
