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Yr 8 Urbanistion
Urbanisation Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| industrialisation | the shift towards goods being produced in factories |
| informal settlement | without regulation or legal status. e.g. slum |
| infrastructure | structures provided to improve lives. e.g. transport, schools, hospitals and water supply |
| megacity | city with a population over 10 million |
| natural increase | the birthrate is higher than the death rate |
| push & pull factors | influences that attract people or draw them away from places |
| urban growth | increase in the number of people living in urban places |
| urban sprawl | continuous outward spread of settlements |
| urbanisation | increase in the proportion of people living in an urban place |