Unit 2A - Urban Issues and Challenges - Urbanisation and urban growth Flashcards

1
Q

Urbanisation definition?

A

Process by which/ increasing percentage of country’s population comes to live in urban areas

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Rural to urban migration definition?

A

Movement of people from countryside to cities, (affected by push and pull factors)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Natural increase definition?

A

Birth rate minus death rate of population

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Megacity definition?

A

Urban area with a total population in excess of ten million

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Difference between push and pull factors?

A

Push - factors that encourage people to leave an area

Pull - factors that encourage people to move to an area

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

2 things that increase natural increase?

A

Young people moving to cities and having children, and better healthcare

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

5 social and economic challenges of urban growth in NEEs and LICs?

A
  • housing often badly built and overcrowded
  • lack of access to basic services, e.g. clean water, electricity
  • unclean conditions and lack of access to health care
  • lack of access to education so undeveloped skills
  • high levels of unemployment and crime
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly