Urbanisation
This term refers to the increasing number of people living in urban areas.
What is Urbanisation?
This economic factor is the most common reason people move to cities.
What is job opportunities?
A lack of housing in cities can lead to this as people are forced to live more densely.
What is a overcrowding?
This form of transportation reduces traffic congestion and pollution in cities.
What is public transport?
These informal areas in poorer cities often lack basic services like water and sanitation and are home to some of the poorest residents.
What are slums?
This global city has the largest population of any city in the world, with over 37 million people.
What is Tokyo?
Rural-to-urban migration is often driven by the lack of these, including access to healthcare and education.
What are services?
This environmental issue is a major concern in rapidly urbanizing cities, often caused by vehicles and factories.
What is air pollution?
These spaces are important in urban areas for increasing general wellbeing, reducing the heat island effect, and encouraging physical activity.
What are green spaces?
This is a major cause of inequality in cities, where the wealthiest have access to very high-paying jobs while most people have much lower pay.
What is income disparity/inequality?
The process of urban areas expanding into rural land is called this.
What is urban sprawl?
This term describes programs and activities of land redevelopment often used to address urban decay in cities.
What is urban renewal?
As cities expand, natural habitats and ecosystems are often destroyed, leading to a loss of this.
What is biodiversity?
Cities that aim to use resources responsibly are called this.
What are sustainable cities?
Access to this is essential for reducing urban inequality, as it provides residents with the skills needed to find better employment.
What is education?
This continent has the highest rate of urbanization, with cities like Kinshasa growing rapidly.
What is Africa?
This type of migration involves people moving from one part of a country to another part of the same country.
What is domestic migration?
This benefit is one reason governments encourage urbanization, as more people in cities can contribute to growth in this area.
What is economic development/growth?
This effect is caused by the changing of natural landscapes into urban areas and causes them to be warmer than surrounding rural areas.
What is urban heat island effect.
This social issue often increases as inequality grows in cities, leading to tensions and unrest.
What is crime?
This type of urban area consists of multiple cities and their suburbs that have merged into one large continuous region.
What is a megalopolis? What is conurbation?
This environmental phenomenon is a significant push factor for rural-to-urban migration, especially in countries prone to drought.
What is desertification?
One negative social impact of urbanization is this, where wealthier people move into poorer neighborhoods, raising property values and displacing long-term residents.
What is gentrification?
This international agreement sets targets for cities to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
What is the Paris Agreement?
Who is the best teacher at CHS?
Who is Mr Butler?