Changing urban systems Details

Question 1

Potential causes of urbanization

Answer 1

-Rural-to-urban migration
-Higher rates of natural increase in urban areas
-Classification of rural areas as urban areas

Question 2

Cycle of development of urban areas

Answer 2

Urbanization → Suburbanization → Counter-urbanization → Re-urbanization

Question 3

Natural increase often occurs in cities due to their youthful age structure(T/F)

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Gentrification may lead to the social displacement of poor people; as an area becomes gentrified, house prices rise and the poort are unable to afford the cost of living(T/F)

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Reasons for counter-urbanization

Answer 5

-High land prices
-Congestion
-High crime rates
-Lack of community

Question 6

Causes of deindustrialization

Answer 6

-The decline or increasing cost of raw materials
-Mechanization
-Increased competition
-Falling demand

Question 7

Types of deindustrialization

Answer 7

-Positive deindustrialization
-Negative deindustrialization