Urbanisation

Question 1

Define urbanisation

Answer 1

The increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas

Question 2

Define counter-urbanisation

Answer 2

The decrease in the proportion of people living in urban areas

Question 3

Push factors (to go to towns/cities)

Answer 3

• Lack of food
• Few jobs
• Poor education
• Natural disaster
• No medical care

Question 4

Pull factors

Answer 4

• Education
• Housing
• Medical care
• Access to other services

Question 5

In reality urbanisation create problems:

Answer 5

• Congestion (an increase in the amount of traffic leading to traffic jams)
• Destruction of greenfield sites
• Pollutions (air, water, noise, visual)
• Electricity blackouts
• Water shortages
• Unemployment
• Homelessness
• Growth of informal settlements (slums)
• Crime