Urban Issues & Challenges (AQA GCSE Geography): Flashcards
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Definition of urbanisation
Definition of urbanisation
Growth in proportion of population living in urban areas
% of world's population living in cities
% of world's population living in cities
Nearly 60% (3.8 billion people)
Where urbanisation happens fastest
Where urbanisation happens fastest
LIC/NEE countries
Rural to urban migration meaning
Rural to urban migration meaning
Movement of people from countryside to city
Push factors definition
Push factors definition
Things that encourage people to leave an area
Examples of push factors
Examples of push factors
Natural disasters, war, mechanisation, drought, lack of jobs
Pull factors definition
Pull factors definition
Things that encourage people to move to an area
Examples of pull factors
Examples of pull factors
More jobs, better education/healthcare, better quality of life, following family
Natural increase meaning
Natural increase meaning
Birth rate higher than death rate, population grows
Megacity definition
Megacity definition
City with population over 10 million
Number of megacities in 2020
Number of megacities in 2020
35 megacities
Where most megacities are located
Where most megacities are located
Asia
Why young people move to cities
Why young people move to cities
To find work