What are the fastest growing cities in SA
Cairo
Lagos
Kinshasha
Urbanisation
Physical growth of urban areas mainly as a result of rural migration to cities
Two main causes of urbanization
Push and pull forces
Why are cities growing
Push and pull forces of migration
Push forces compel and pull forces attract
Push forces
Shortage of jobs
Bad infrastructure … Schools, healthcare
Lack of housing and transport
Lack of basic services… Sewage, electricity, water
Environmental factors… Floods, droughts
Pull forces
Job opportunities Higher salaries Better quality education Better housing facilities Reliable transport Better basic services Entertainment facilities Healthcare
Homelands
During apartheid, rural areas given to all the blacks
The homelands
Transkei Venda Kangwane Lebowa Ciskei