Urbanisation Flashcards
What is the definition of Urbanisation ?
It’s the growth of towns ans cities
What are millionaire cities ?
Cities with over 1m inhabitants
What are megacities?
Cities with over 10m inhabitant s
What is a conurbation ?
It’s when several cities that grow and eventually merge together
What is a megalopolis ?
It’s a set of megacities, conurbations and urban areas
What is a Site ?
It’s the description of the physical characteristics of the land on which a settlement is built ( height, soil, water )
What is a Situation ?
It’s the connection of a settlement with the surrounding area, relationships to other settlements ( mountains, rivers, communication, transport )
What are the type of sites ?
- Dry sites ( badly drained area)
- Defensive site ( hill, rivers, meanders )
- Nodal site ( valley, control routeaways, road network )
- Bridging site ( crossing point of a river )
What are Urban functions?
It refers to the main activities of the settlement and its social and economic development
What are some common functions ?
- Market
2 . Industrial, manufacturing ( port) - Transportation
- Commercial
- Administrative
- Residential
- Cultural, religious
What is a push factor ?
Something forcing you to leave an area
What is a pull factor ?
Something attracting you to move to an area
What are some Rural push factors ?
- Lack of jobs
- Mechanisation of farming
- Government uninterested
- Lack of investment
- Little entertainment
- Limited schooling
- Monotonous and harsh life
What are some Urban pull factors ?
- Better job opportunities
- Higher wages
- Pace and excitement of urban life
- Better education
- Public utilities ( piped water, electricity )
- Government support
What is a Urban generation ?
Old buildings are renovated and change function
