Urbanisation

Urbanisation

• The increase in the percentage of a country's population living in an urban settlement.

• The decrease in the percentage of a country's population living in an urban settlement.

What are the negative aspects of a place that cause people to leave that area?

Which of the following are pull factors?

• Job opportunities

• Better wages

• Entertainment facilities

• Natural disasters

What percentage of South Africa's population was urbanised in 2019?

• 46%

• 66%

• 56%

• 76%

The impact of urbanisation on rural settlements include:

• Poor soil management leads to soil erosion and deforestation

• decrease in poverty

• Decrease in food and crops on farms

• Leads to rural depopulation

The provinces with the least number of people staying there are

• North West

• Free State

• Limpopo

• Northern Cape

This law stipulates that black people are only allowed to own land in certain areas.

• The Land Act of 1913

• The Group Areas Act

positive aspects that attract people to a certain area.

• Pull factors

• Push factors

The main purpose of the Group Areas Act was to make residential separation compulsory.

• True

• False

Urbanisation is primarily the result of migration.

• True

• False