Urbanisation

Question 1

What is urbanisation

Answer 1

Increase in percentage of country’s population living in urban areas

Question 2

Urbanisation in the world example

Answer 2

Currently over 50 % of the world live in cities

Question 3

Urbanisation in HICs

Answer 3

Cities grew during the industrial revolution and growth has slowed now (in some cases reversed)

Question 4

Urbanisation in NEEs

Answer 4

Some are expanding, Nigeria, china
Others not

Question 5

Urbanisation in LICs

Answer 5

Rapid urban growth eg Nepal Ethiopia

Question 6

Why is urbanisation happening

Answer 6

Rural-urban migration and natural increase

Question 7

Rural- urban migration

Answer 7

Push (from countryside)
Mechanisation of farming so fewer jobs
Desertification of land

Pull (to city)
Better jobs
Services eg health and education
Better quality of life

Question 8

Natural increase

Answer 8

Most migrants to the city are young, so birth rate is higher than death rate
Also better healthcare in cities for fewer deaths

Question 9

What is a mega city

Answer 9

Cities with over 10 million people

Question 10

Where are mega cities found

Answer 10

2/3 are in LICs/NEEs, including Mumbai in India

Question 11

How many mega cities are there

Answer 11

Currently 34