urbanisation Flashcards
1
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urbanisation (2)
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- when more people are moving to urban areas than there are living in rural areas
- africa has highest urbanisation rates
2
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migration (1)
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-movement from one place to another
3
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push factors (1)
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reasons to go to leave rural eras
4
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pull factors (1)
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reasons to go to urban areas
5
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reasons to migrate (4)
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- economic (money)
- social (better quality life)
- political (wars/other political issues etc)
- environmental (natural disasters)
6
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influence of early settlers (2)
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- dutch east india company made permanent settlement in the cape for supplies to passing ships
- cape town developed
7
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influence of discovery of gold and diamonds (4)
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- worldwide people came to get money form gold mines
- tents and shacks developed into housing then eventually cities
- railways were built for transport of goods
- mining created jobs
8
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influence of formation of union of SA (2)
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- union of sa formed when sa broke away from british control
- land act was made to separate black and white people (first part of racial policies)
9
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influence of apartheid population control (1.1)
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- blacks and whites were made to use different everythings
- influenced shapes of cities
10
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influence of democracy (long 1)
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blacks moved to cities, made temporary houses because eoh shortage of housing
11
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housing (2)
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- migrants are often unable to use basic service (electricity water, schools etc)
- 10M people live in informal housing
12
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services (health care and education) (3)
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- informal housing causes health care and education to be less available
- more demand as more people move to cities
- not enough workers in schools and hospitals and are overburdened