Urban Change (OCR GCSE Geography A (Geographical Themes)): Flashcards
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What is urbanisation?
What is urbanisation?
Growth in % of population living in urban areas
% of world's population in cities
% of world's population in cities
Nearly 60% (3.8 billion people)
Where does urbanisation happen fastest?
Where does urbanisation happen fastest?
LIC/NEE countries
What is rural to urban migration?
What is rural to urban migration?
Movement of people from countryside to city
What are push factors?
What are push factors?
Things that encourage people to leave an area
What are pull factors?
What are pull factors?
Things that encourage people to move to an area
Examples of push factors
Examples of push factors
Natural disasters, war/conflict, mechanisation, drought, lack of jobs
Examples of pull factors
Examples of pull factors
More jobs, better education/healthcare, quality of life, following family
What is natural increase?
What is natural increase?
Birth rate higher than death rate, population grows
What is a megacity?
What is a megacity?
City with population over 10 million
Number of megacities in 2020
Number of megacities in 2020
35 megacities
Where are most megacities located?
Where are most megacities located?
Asia