Urbanisation

Question 1

What is urbanisation?

Answer 1

It is the growth in the proportion of a country’s population living in urban areas. It happens all over the world - more than 50% of the world currently live in urban areas (3.4 billion) and this increases every day.

Question 2

Where does urbanisation happen fastest?

Answer 2

In poorer countries.

Question 3

How does urbanisation differ between richer and poorer countries? 3 reasons.

Answer 3

1. Most of the population in MEDCs already live in urban areas eg 80% of the UK’s population live in urban areas
2. Not many of the population in poorer countries currently live in urban areas eg around 25% of Bangladesh’s population live in urban areas
3. Most urbanisation that’s happening in the world today is going on in poorer countries and at a fast pace

Question 4

What is it called when people migrate from rural to urban areas ???? if u dont get this one then get off these cards and actually revise

Answer 4

yeh gud 1

Question 5

Why do people in poorer countries migrate from rural to urban areas? 2 reasons.

Answer 5

1. A shortage of services (eg education, access to power and clean water) in rural areas. Also, people believe that they will have a better quality of life in urban areas, though this is not always the case
2. There are more jobs in urban areas. Industry is attracted to cities because there’s a larger workforce and better infrastructure than in rural areas

Question 6

Why do people in richer countries migrate from rural to urban areas? 2 reasons.

Answer 6

1. Most urbanisation in rich countries occurred during the Industrial and Agricultural Revolutions (18th and 19th centuries) . Machinery replaced people in farm labour and factories were made in urban areas for people to work in
2. In the late 20th century, people left run-down inner city areas and moved to the country. But people are now being encouraged back with the redevelopment of these areas

Question 7

who is the worst ever

Answer 7

philippa