Urbanisation In LEDCs And MEDCs

Question 1

Define the term urbanisation.

Answer 1

An increase in the proportion of a country’s population living in urban areas.

Question 2

Define the term urban sprawl.

Answer 2

The unplanned growth of a city into the nearby countryside.

Question 3

Define the term counter-urbanisation.

Answer 3

The movement of people from towns and cities to smaller towns and villages in the countryside.

Question 4

List four push factors away from the countryside.

Answer 4

1. Mechanisation of farming
2. Lack of investment in rural areas
3. Harsh farm life
4. Traditional land inheritance systems

Question 5

Explain how mechanisation of farming causes people to move from the countryside into the city.

Answer 5

Mechanisation of farming means less labour is required. Therefore people move to the city to find jobs, where there is a higher proportion of jobs.

Question 6

List four pull factors towards the city.

Answer 6

1. Success stories from others
2. Higher living standards (e.g. Electricity and tap water)
3. Greater access to healthcare and education
4. More jobs meaning higher chance of employment
5. Better pay

Question 7

What does natural increase cause?

Answer 7

Urbanisation

Question 8

Why is natural increase high in LEDC cities?

Answer 8

There is a lack of contraceptives.

Question 9

What does natural increase in the countryside lead to?

Answer 9

Pressure on land which means people move away from the countryside into towns and cities instead.

Question 10

Define the term shanty town.

Answer 10

An illegal occupation of land that consists of unplanned, poor quality housing which lacks basic services such as clean water.