Urbanisation

Question 1

What is urbanisation

Answer 1

A growth in the proportion of a country’s population living in urban areas

Question 2

What is an urban area

Answer 2

The popular places to be and getting ever more so

Question 3

What is urban primacy

Answer 3

Urban primacy is when one city dominates the country it is in

Question 4

Define a megacity

Answer 4

An urban area with over 10 million people living ther

Question 5

What are the 4 flows of a world city

Answer 5

Investment, airline traffic, decision makers and political decision

Question 6

Migration to a city can be what of 2

Answer 6

National or international

Question 7

What is international migration

Answer 7

When people move from one country to city in another country

Question 8

What is national migration

Answer 8

When people move to a city in the same country .e.g. Rural urban migration is the movement of people from the countryside to the city

Question 9

Migration to a city is affected by what

Answer 9

Push and pull

Question 10

How is economic change causing cities in countries of different levels of development to grow or decline

Answer 10

Cities in developing countries: rural areas are very poor, some cities have good transports links so trade is focused
Cities in emerging countries: some cities have become industrial centres- there has been a lot of manufacturing jobs
Cities in developed countries: de industrialisation has led to the decline of industrial areas. People moved away to find work elsewhere

Question 11

In new york, from 2010 - 2015 , how much did they grow by

Answer 11

316,000

Question 12

In detroit,why did the population decline

Answer 12

Wealthier population left to live in suburbs
De industrialisation
Unemployment was high - 15% in 2015
Detroit population fell 25%
Detroit went bankrupt

Question 13

What are some economic factors for why economic change caused city to grow or decline

Answer 13

Better paid jobs, better houses, better quality of life

Question 14

What are some migration factor for why economic change caused city to grow or decline

Answer 14

Better services(education, health, entertainment), growth in jobs, and better opportunities

Question 15

Cities go through different stages as they develop, what are these

Answer 15

Urbanisation, suburbanisation, de-industrialisation, counter-industrialisation, regeneration.

Question 16

Name 1 reason why migration influences the age structure in the Uk because…

Answer 16

roughly half the UK population growth is driven by natural increase, and about half by migration.

Question 17

How has the Uk immigration policy increased diversity

Answer 17

After the second work war, the Uk encouraged migration from Commonwealth countries e.g. Carribean, India, and Pakistan to fill skill shortages in the Uk workforce.

Question 18

Name another reason from the previous question

Answer 18

Later, entry was restricted but work permits for migration was a desirable skill .e.g. IT were made available, many highly skilled Indian and Pakistanis still come to the Uk

Question 19

What is the definition of migration

Answer 19

A movement of animals or people overseas to another country or across country

Question 20

Why have primary and secondary jobs declined

Answer 20

Since 1960 jobs in the primary industry have decreased. Farming has become more mechanised so fewer people are needed. The mining industry also declined due to competition abroad and cheaper alternative fuels.

Question 21

Name one more reason for primary and secondary industries declining

Answer 21

Job in secondary industries have also decreased- people employed in manufacturing fell from 36% of the workforce in 1961 to just 9% in 2011

Question 22

The 3 categories which the Uk and Eu government use to aim to reduce difference in wealth

Answer 22

Creating enterprise zone- the uk government has created 55 enterprise zones across england, scotland and wales
Transport infrastructure- adding in new railways and better links
Regional development- higher, equal improvement in the rural and poorer areas

Question 23

Name some examples of “Distribution”

Answer 23

Young national migration and most international migrants move to major cities- this is were most jobs are and where universities are located. The most popular destinations for for international migrants are London and the west midlands

Question 24

Name one more example for “Distribution”

Answer 24

Many older people move to coastal areas in the east and south west of england when they retire

Question 25

Name and example for “Age structure”

Answer 25

The large number of young migrants increases the population in the age group

Question 26

Name one more example of “age structure”

Answer 26

Migration also affects the age structure of the uk by increasing the birth rate, because many migrants are of the child bearing age. Immigrants make up about 13% of the Uk population, but account for about 27% of babies born.