Urbanisation Key Terms

Question 1

Name the urban processes as time and level of development increases

Answer 1

1 Agglomeration 
2 suburbanisation 
3 commuting
4 urban regeneration 
5 counter urbanisation 
6 urban re-imaging
7 urbanisation of suburbs

Question 2

Agglomeration

Answer 2

The concentration of people and economic activities at favourable locations such as river crossing points, estuary moths or close to mineral resource (e.g. coal, iron or oil)

Question 3

Suburbanisation

Answer 3

The outward spread of the urban area, often at lower densities compared with the older path of a town or city

Question 4

Commuting

Answer 4

The daily movement of people from their homes to their place of work

Question 5

Urban regeneration

Answer 5

The investment of capital in the revival of older urban areas by either improving what is there or cleaning it away and rebuilding

Question 6

Counter urbanisation

Answer 6

The movement of people and employment from major cities and towns to smaller cities and towns, as well as to rural areas

Question 7

Urban re-imaging

Answer 7

Changing the image of an urban area and the way people view it

Question 8

Urbanisation of suburbs

Answer 8

Suburban densities being raised to an urban level

Question 9

Urbanisation

Answer 9

The process whereby a growing percent of population lives in towns and cities, and the economy depends increasingly on manufacturing and providing services

Question 10

Mega city

Answer 10

Megacities are those which have over 10 million people living there.