Geography Flashcards
(18 cards)
What is Urbanisation
Urbanisation is the movement of people from rural areas to large cities and occurs because of a number of push and pull factors.
What is an “urban area”
High populated
High rise
Infrastructure
What are push factors
Negative factors which make people move from a place
What are pull factors
Positive factors which make people move to a place
List 3 difficulties workers who moved to an urban city face
Working long hours in poor working conditions
Employed in low-paid and dangerous jobs
Live in cramped housing
What is population density
It is the number of people living in each unit of area (square kilometer).
In simple terms, it is how closely packed people are.
Meaning of suburbanization
The population shift from central urban areas into suburbs.
Exurbanisation
A process whereby people, move from the city to rural areas but continue to maintain an urban way of life.E.g. Dural
Counterurbanisation
When large numbers of people move from urban areas into surrounding countryside or rural areas.
Decentralization
The distributing or dispersing functions, powers, people or things away from a central location or authority e.g. Bathurst
Urban consolidation
The increasing or maintaining the density of housing in established residential areas. E.g. Carlingford
Urban Decay
The process by which a previously functioning part of a city, falls into disrepair.
Urban Renewal
The process where an urban neighborhood or area is improved. E.g Balmain
Urban Village
An urban development
World Cities
A city considered to be an important centre of global economic, social and political activity. E.g London
Mega Cities
A city with more than 10 million people. E.g Mumbai
Urban Sprawl
The outward spread of a city and its suburbs as they grow. E.g Rouse Hill
Regional Centre
A rural city that supports smaller surrounding towns with services. E.g. Dubbo
