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Geography
Urbanisation
Question | Answer |
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Define urbanisation | The process by which large numbers of people become permanently concentrated in relatively small areas, forming cities |
True or False: Urban Change involves any change within the urban environment associated with growth or decline of an urban area. | True |
True or False: Urban sprawl is the movement of people from countryside to city areas. | False |
What are pull factors? | Pull factors in migration are factors that attract people to urban areas. |
What are push factors? | Push factors in migration are factors that drive people from the countryside. |
Give three examples of a pull factor. | Good employment opportunities, better education and better social services. |
Give three examples of a push factor. | To escape war, to escape natural disasters and lack of job opportunities. |
Is urbanization a social problem today? | Yes. |
3 causes of population change. | Relatively high natural increase in population, migration within the city and rural to urban migration. |
3 effects of urban change. | Urban sprawl, urban redevelopment and urban renewal and new towns. |