What is urbanisation?

What does urbanization refer to?

• The movement of population from urban to rural areas

• The decrease in the proportion of people living in urban areas

• The movement of population from rural to urban areas

• The increase in the proportion of people living in rural areas

What is the predicted percentage of the world's population living in urban environments by 2050?

• 30%

• 55%

• 70%

• 90%

What are the two main factors that contribute to the increase in urban population?

• Migration and natural decrease

• Migration and natural increase

• Emigration and natural decrease

• Emigration and natural increase

What are push factors for people moving to urban environments?

• Lack of jobs, no access to education, and poor health care

• Well-paid jobs, higher quality of living, and better access to health care

• Poor infrastructure, high crime rates, and lack of affordable housing

• Efficiency of transport systems, protecting green spaces, and renewable energy sources

What are pull factors for people moving to urban environments?

• Lack of jobs, no access to education, and poor health care

• Well-paid jobs, higher quality of living, and better access to health care

• Poor infrastructure, high crime rates, and lack of affordable housing

• Efficiency of transport systems, protecting green spaces, and renewable energy sources

What are some challenges faced by urban areas in low-income countries?

• Poor infrastructure, high crime rates, and lack of affordable housing

• Efficiency of transport systems, protecting green spaces, and renewable energy sources

• Lack of jobs, no access to education, and poor health care

• Well-paid jobs, higher quality of living, and better access to health care

What are some trends observed in high-income countries like the UK?

• Poor infrastructure, high crime rates, and lack of affordable housing

• Efficiency of transport systems, protecting green spaces, and renewable energy sources

• Lack of jobs, no access to education, and poor health care

• Well-paid jobs, higher quality of living, and better access to health care

What is one way in which society is adapting to urbanization?

• Increasing the proportion of people living in rural areas

• Decreasing the proportion of people living in urban areas

• Developing sustainable cities that utilize renewable energy sources

• Protecting green spaces and natural habitats

What is the current percentage of the world's population living in urban areas?

• 30%

• 55%

• 70%

• 90%

What is the main reason for the increase in natural increase in urban areas?

• Better health care and more families

• Lack of jobs, no access to education, and poor health care

• Efficiency of transport systems, protecting green spaces, and renewable energy sources

• Poor infrastructure, high crime rates, and lack of affordable housing