The growth of urban areas and urbanisation Flashcards
Define rural
A place with low population density and few buildings.
Define urban
An area with high density of human structures and people.
Since what year have there been more people in urban than rural areas?
2010
Where are people moving to urban areas fastest?
Low income and developing countries.
Why is urban growth higher in some places and lower in others?
-In HIC’s the majority of people who want to live in a city already do because the country is already developed.
-In LIC’s, there is more people who can afford to move to cities now that the country is becoming more developed.
Why are people in HIC’s moving away from urban areas?
-There is infrastructure available for people to commute into a city without having to live there.
-Quality of life in cities is worse due to: pollution, smaller houses, less green spaces, denser populations and rising housing prices.
-Services in HIC’s such as internet as well as less people doing manual work allow people to live in the countryside and work from home rather than having to live in or commute to a city for work.
Define hyper-urbanisation
Phenomenal rates of urban growth in developing countries.
What are the reasons for hyper-urbanisation?
-High rural to urban migration.
-High fertility rates and high rates of natural increase.
-People in the cities are young adults ( about age 25 or under) that will have lots of children.
-Modern economic activities in cities attract young people to work.
What is natural population increase/decrease?
When there is more people being born/dying in a city which affects the population without people migrating. AKA the difference between the number of births and deaths.
What is migration?
Movement of people in or out of a city.
What are pull factors?
Things that attract people to a place.
What are push factors?
Things that make people want to leave a place.
What is a megacity?
A city with a population over 10 million.
Where are the majority of megacities found?
Developing nations and in particular South East Asia.
What are the 3 types of megacities?
-Slow growing
-Growing
-Rapid growing
