Urbanisation Key Terms

Question 1

Urbanisation

Answer 1

An increasing percentage of a country’s population living in towns and cities

Question 2

Rural to urban migration

Answer 2

The movement of people from the countryside to towns and cities

Question 3

Push factor

Answer 3

Negative characteristics of the place people migrate from (in this case the countryside)that make them want to leave

Question 4

Pull factor

Answer 4

Positive characteristics of the place that people migrate to ( in this case the city) that attracts people . These may be real or perceived .

Question 5

Megacity

Answer 5

A megacity is a city with a minimum 10 million people