U2,SA,1 Flashcards
Name 5 countries with 75-100% Of its population living in towns and cities?
US, Brazil, Qatar, France, Australia
Name five countries where the country has 25 percent or less of its population living in urban areas?
Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Afghanistan, Nepal
Do you high income countries have a higher or lower percentage of the population living in urban areas
Higher
Where are the highest proportions of urbanisation found in the HIC?
They are found in North America Western Europe and Oceana
Which cities are expecting the greatest urban growth
Dhaka, Delhi , Kinshaza, Lagos, Shanghai
What is happening to growth of ubranisation in Japan
It is decreasing in population and has a negative growth
Does urban growth appear to be concentrated in a particular part of the world?
Yes mainly in Asia and the eastern part of and seven parts of Asia India for example India and China
What is urbanisation
Urbanisation is the proportion or percentage of people living in towns and cities
What are mega cities- give two examples
Mega cities are cities with the population of 10 million or more eg Shanghai it Rio de Janeiro
What is the popular location of megacities?
They are most likely to be in the south of Asia
What is natural increase
The growth in population resulting in an excess of births over death
What is birth and death rate
Birth rate is the number of live deaths per 1000 people per year and death rate is the number of deaths per 1000 people per year
What is underemployment
Employed at work but does not make use of or acknowledge ones full ability or training eg
What are Push factors
Reasons why people are encouraged to leave rural areas
What are pull factors
Reasons why people are attracted to urban areas
