Urbanisation

Question 1

What are push factors of rural areas

Answer 1

Lack of jobs
Lack of services poor quality
Poor harvest - need to feed and support family poor failure have no income

Question 2

Pull factors to urban areas

Answer 2

More jobs
Industry attracted to area where bigger workforce and infrastructure
Better services more access to hekathcare water etc

Question 3

What are impacts on rural areas

Answer 3

Population falls
Increasingly elderly population left on their own
Even fewer services shops close down and less contribution to economy

Question 4

Impacts on urban areas

Answer 4

Over crowding 
Increased traffic 
House badly built 
Overcrowded leads to spread of disease
Don't have basic acces to electricity

Question 5

How can manage impacts of urbanisation in urban areas

Answer 5

Building mrie houses
Easing traffic 
Improving services
Self help schemes
Site and service schemes

Question 6

Manage impacts on rural areas

Answer 6

Investing in local service e,g healthcare
Give loans and grants to businesses to get them to come to area and create jobs
Improving local transport make travelling around easier

Question 7

What is urbanisation

Answer 7

Proportion of countries population living in urban areas increases