urbanisation Flashcards

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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
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migration (1)

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-movement from one place to another

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push factors (1)

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reasons to go to leave rural eras

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pull factors (1)

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reasons to go to urban areas

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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)
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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
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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
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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)

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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

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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

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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
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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
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