An urban world (Edexcel GCSE Geography A): Flashcards
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Definition of urbanisation
Definition of urbanisation
Process: population shift from rural to urban areas, growing cities/towns
Current proportion of world in urban areas
Current proportion of world in urban areas
More than half
Predicted urban population by 2030
Predicted urban population by 2030
5 billion people
Main driver of urbanisation in developed countries
Main driver of urbanisation in developed countries
Industrialisation
Two factors driving urbanisation in emerging countries
Two factors driving urbanisation in emerging countries
Rural to urban migration and natural increase
Rural to urban migration
Rural to urban migration
People moving from countryside to cities for better opportunities
Natural increase in urbanisation
Natural increase in urbanisation
Birth rate > death rate, causing urban population growth
UK Industrial Revolution urbanisation cause
UK Industrial Revolution urbanisation cause
Farming mechanisation cut rural jobs, factories created city jobs
Shanty towns
Shanty towns
Informal settlements lacking basic services and infrastructure
Three pollution types from urbanisation
Three pollution types from urbanisation
Air pollution, noise pollution, water pollution
Urban inequality effect
Urban inequality effect
Gap between rich and poor widens
Economic benefit of urbanisation
Economic benefit of urbanisation
Increased investment in urban areas
Continent dominating world's largest cities
Continent dominating world's largest cities
Asia
World's largest city
World's largest city
Tokyo
Population difference: Tokyo vs Mexico City
Population difference: Tokyo vs Mexico City
14.6 million people