Urbanisation in India

What is the definition of urbanisation?

• The movement of people from the city to the countryside.

• The movement of people from the countryside to the city.

• An increase in the number of people living in towns and cities.

• An increase in the number of people living in rural areas.

What is the definition of rural to urban migration

• The movement of people from the city to the countryside.

• The movement of people from the countryside to the city.

• When people cannot afford to live in an area.

• How spread out a population are.

Decide whether the following statement is a push factor, pull factor or neither for rural to urban migration.

I queued up for hours to help my parents collect water and sometimes missed school.

• Push

• Pull

• Neither

Decide whether the following statement is a push factor, pull factor or neither for rural to urban migration.

There is a lot of air pollution in the city of Bangalore because of the high amount of cars on the roads.

• Push

• Pull

• Neither

Decide whether the following statement is a push factor, pull factor or neither for rural to urban migration.

I spend hours collecting firewood for cooking.

• Push

• Pull

• Neither

Decide whether the following statement is a push factor, pull factor or neither for rural to urban migration.

I get 500 Rupees (25AED) a day in Bangalore compared to 150 Rupees in my home village.

• Push

• Pull

• Neither

Decide whether the following statement is a push factor, pull factor or neither for rural to urban migration.

We don't have a toilet, we go out in the fields. I'm always scared of stepping on a snake, especially at night.

• Push

• Pull

• Neither

Decide whether the following statement is a push factor, pull factor or neither for rural to urban migration.

There's plenty of work in Bangalore as the city is growing - new businesses and more people need buildings and roads.

• Push

• Pull

• Neither

Decide whether the following statement is a push factor, pull factor or neither for rural to urban migration.

We haven't had enough water for many years. It has become impossible to make a living from farming.

• Push

• Pull

• Neither

Decide whether the following statement is a push factor, pull factor or neither for rural to urban migration.

There is a strong sense of community in my village.

• Push

• Pull

• Neither