TBSHS GCSE Geography: Urbanisation

Between 2015 and 2030 the number of people living in cities will increase from 3.8 billion to 5.1 billion. Nearly all this growth will take place in cities in the emerging or developed world.

• True

• False

Most of the growth in towns and cities in the developed world took place in the 17^th century at the same time as the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions.

• True

• False

Because of the rapid growth in emerging and developing countries there is not enough time to build sufficient houses for those moving into cities. Some people have to rent or build their own homes in squatter settlements.

• True

• False

Cities in emerging and developing countries are growing so fast because of two main reasons: natural increase and migration.

• True

• False

Natural increase: birth rates are lower than death rates. Migrants tend to be young and death rates are low, so cities are dominated by young children.

• True

• False

Migration is from the countryside, which is a result of push factors (such as mechanisation of farming and jobs with higher wages) and pull factors (such as good healthcare).

• True

• False

The 63 million people of the UK are spread out unevenly.

• True

• False

In the north and west of the UK the land is generally higher, slopes are steep, soils are deep and farming is difficult and hard work.

• True

• False

In the 19^th century, the Industrial Revolution led to rapid growth of factory towns on the coalfields of central Scotland, north and south-east England and north Wales.

• True

• False

During the second half of the 18th century the effect of the Peasants’ Revolt in the Midlands and the north of England saw many people being forced off the land and moving to towns and cities in search of work.

• True

• False