Year 10 Urbanisation 10.10

What is urbanisation?

• Urbanisation is the migration of people from rural areas to cities that results in the expansion of urban areas.

• Urbanisation is the migration of people from poor countries to rich countries.

• Urbanisation is the migration of people from urban to rural areas that results in the reduction of urban areas.

A mega-city has a population in excess of .....

• 8 million

• 10 thousand

• 10 million

• 12 million

Which continent has the most mega-cities?

• Europe

• North America

• South America

• Asia

Chances for people to improve their standard of living through employment are:

• social opportunities

• environmental opportunities

• economic opportunities

What term is used to describe when people move from one area to another. In many LICS people often move from rural to urban.

Which areas of the world are currently experiencing the fastest rates or urbanisation?

• HICS

• LICS

Which of these factors cause urbanisation to occur? Tick all that apply.

• Migration

• Natural Increase

• Economic Development (more jobs available)

• Location (i.e coastal or a river)

Which of the following are push factors (reasons people leave an area)? - tick all that apply

• Civil War

• High Crime

• More Wealth

• Crop Failure

Which of the following are pull factors (encourage people to more to an area)? - tick all that apply.

• More wealth

• High crime

• Good climate

• Better services

What is urban sprawl?

• The sprawl of people from rural areas to urban areas.

• The main city centre in an urban area.

• The spreading of rural areas into surrounding rural areas to accommodate the need for extra land space due to a rise in ecological footpint.

• The spreading of urban areas into surrounding rural areas to accommodate an expanding population.