Changing Places

Urbanisation is defined as

• when trees are cut down to make way for cities

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

• when peope move from cities to rural places

A push factor is

• Something that attracts people to move into urban places

• Something that motivates people to leave a place

Push factors are causing an increase in urbanisation because people leave rural areas to live in cities

• True

• False

A pull factor is..

• something that motivates people to leave a place

• something which motivates people to move to a place

Which below is a PULL factor causing urbanisation

• Not enough medical facilities in a rural place

• A lack of jobs in a rural town

• More job opportunities and employment in cities

• Few schools to attend in the local area

Which of the following is a PUSH factor

• Better medical facilities in urban places

• Better employment opportunities in cities

• A lack of facilites in rural places

Urbanisation is occuring faster than ever before across the globe

• True

• False

Urbanisation in China is being driven by which of the following. THREE ARE CORRECT

• Increase in natural births

• People being paid to live in cities

• Employment and education opportunities in cities

• The attraction of the urban lifestyle

Urbanisation can have a range of negative consequences

• True

• False

Click on the statement which is true

• It is expected that, within 20 years, only 25 per cent of China’s population will be living in rural areas

• Urbanisation in China is steadily decreasing and slowing down