Urbanisation Process

Question 1

Definition of rural-urban migration

Answer 1

When people move from living in a rural area to an urban area

Question 2

Definition of International migration

Answer 2

When people move to live in another country

Question 3

Definition of internal migration

Answer 3

When people move to another part of the same country

Question 4

Definition of natural increase

Answer 4

The difference between the number of births and death in a year

Question 5

How does economic development occur?

Answer 5

1) Economic growth means more people in the city
2) more people = bigger work force = more industry
3) more industry = more jobs
4) more people = more customers
5) more people = more houses

Question 6

What is the urbanisation trend?

Answer 6

• Developing global regions have very rapid urbanisation

- the rate of urbanisation on developed global regions is slower as these countries are already highly developed

Question 7

Explain why most of the future growth of cities is likely to be in the developing world

Answer 7

• urban population growing due to natural increase as birth rate is higher than death rate
• urbanisation like rural to urban migration occurs
• many move to cities to find new jobs and for better living quality
• urban areas have better living conditions such as electricity and higher wages