Urbanisation Concepts

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Urbanisation

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The process in which the number of people living in cities increases compared with the number of people living in urban areas.

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Migration

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The movement of people from one place to another.

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Pattern

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The arrangement or organisation of something.

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Distribution

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The way in which something is shared out among a group or spread over an area.

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Rural to urban migration

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The movement of people from the countryside to cities.

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Push factor

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A negative aspect or condition that motivates one to leave a place.

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Pull factor

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A positive aspect or condition that attracts one to a new place.

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Megacity

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A very large city, typically with a population of over 10 million.

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Shanty town

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A settlement of improvised housing, often lacking basic services.

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Slum

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A heavily populated urban area characterised by substandard housing and squalor.