OCR B: Urban Futures: Urbanisation

What is suburbanisation?

• The movement of people out of cities into the countryside

• Residential areas outside of the city centre

• The process where suburbs grow as the city grows outwards

• People moving back into the city

What type of country is urbanising at the fastest rate?

• LIDCs

• EDCs

• ACs

• All the same rate

Which of these are pull factors?

• Improved healthcare

• Job opportunities

• War / conflict

• Access to education

London can be described as...

• a megacity

• a world city

• both a megacity and world city

• a metacity

What is meant by internal growth?

• When the birth rate is higher than the death rate

• When the birth rate and death rate are equal

• When people move from the countryside to the city

• When the average weight of a population increases

Which is an economic impact of urbanisation in LIDCs?

• Sewage and toxic chemicals can get into rivers

• It can lead to high levels of crime

• There may not be enough jobs in the city for the number of residents

• There may not be enough houses in the city for the number of residents

Why do people move to the suburbs?

• Urban areas may have higher crime rates

• Rent can sometimes be cheaper in the suburbs

• Commuting into the city has become easier

• All of the above

What is meant by counter-urbanisation?

• Growth in the proportion of people living in towns and cities

• The process where suburbs grow as the city grows outwards

• People moving back into the city

• The movement of people out of cities into the countryside

Why does counter-urbanisation happen?

• Less traffic in the countryside

• So people can get value for money when buying a house

• The houses are smaller in the countryside

• Crime rate is higher in the countryside

What are social impacts of counter-urbanisation?

• Rural roads may struggle with the increased traffic

• Farmers can sell unwanted land to building contractors

• Rise in house prices leads to younger people not being able to afford homes in the country

• New housing estates will affect the natural wildlife