Urbanisation Definitions
Reasons why people leave a place
Push Factor
List 3 examples of pull factors.
Could include: Employment opportunities, education opportunities, better housing, social benefits.
Teachers choice.
What is the movement of people within a country or state?
Internal Migration
What is a city with more than 10 million people called?
Megacity
What is population density?
a measurement of population per unit land area
What is the movement of people between countries?
International migration.
Reasons for you to go to a place
Pull factor
Provide two negative impacts of urbanisation
Overcrowding (overpopulation) or environmental pollution.
One in __ people in Australia were born overseas.
Closest answer wins.
One in four.
What is the process called by which an increasing proportion of a population lives in towns and cities?
Urbanisation
define urban
An urban area is a built-up area, a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure. Town city
Define rural
a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements.
What is the outward spread of a city and its suburbs as they grow?
Urban Sprawl
Define a slum.
A squalid and overcrowded urban street or district inhabited by very poor people.
Teachers choice.
Why do immigrants want to live in cities?
more opportunity, cultural hubs e.g. china town close to friends and family