Urbanisation

Question 1

Urbanisation-

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Rural-urban migration=

Answer 2

The movement of people from the countryside to the cities.

Question 3

Push factor-

Answer 3

Things that encourage people to leave an area.

Question 4

Pull factors-

Answer 4

Things that encourage people to move to an area.

Question 5

Informal economy-

Answer 5

Means an unofficial economy, where no records are kept. People in the informal economy have no contracts or employment rights.

Question 6

Formal economy-

Answer 6

Means one which is official, meets legal standards for accounts, taxes and workers pay and condition.

Question 7

% of GDP from informal economy-

Answer 7

Kampala- 50%
New Delhi- 78%
India- 50%
New York- 7%

Question 8

Sub-urbanisation=

Answer 8

The outwards growth of urban development which may engulf surrounding villages and towns.

Question 9

Re-urbanisation=

Answer 9

Usually a governments initiative to counter the problem of inner city decline.

Question 10

Hyper-urbanisation=

Answer 10

Is the rapid growth of city areas.

Question 11

Vision Mumbai (Top down)-

Answer 11

Aims:

1. Demolish slums
2. Improve water, sanitation and health care.
3. Improve rail and road transport.
4. Boost economic growth.

Question 12

Lok Seva Sangham (Bottom up development)

What is it?

Answer 12

A voluntary agency aimed at leprosy control and at the welfare of leprosy patients in the urban area of Mumbai curing leprosy patients.
Trying to build a better future for the children.