Changing Nations

An increase in the proportion of people living in cities.

• Urbanisation.
• Citification
• population growth

Which of the following factors have contributed to rises in life expectancy?

• Improved access to health services, including sanitation.
• Improved nutrition.
• Improved education
• All of the above

the process of social and economic change that takes place as increasing numbers of people move from rural areas (eg farms) to urban areas (eg cities)

• urbanisation

• urban

• push factor

• pull factor

a term used to describe an area located outside cities and towns, such as farming or agricultural areas

• rural

• internal migration

• external migration

• urban

negative factor that pushes people away from a certain place.

• push factor

• pull factor

• international migration

• refugee

positive factor that pulls people to a certain place

• pull factor

• push factor

• internal migration

• international migration

the movement of people within a region or country

• internal migration

• international migration

• refugee

• population density

the movement of people between countries

• international migration

• internal migration

• temporary migration

• permanent migration

the way people are spread over an area (eg. the world)

• population distribution

• refugee

• international migration

• urbanisation

The average number of people per square Km

• population distribution

• population density

• urbanization

• population rate