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WorksheetsCauses of urbanisation
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of these are pull factors?
Improved healthcare
Job opportunities
War / conflict
Access to education
Is this rural or urban?: Dominated by natural or managed features such as grasslands, forests, crop fields
Urban
Rural
Is this rural or urban?: High population density
Rural
Urban
What is urbanisation?
Urbanisation is the process of economic and social growth that increases the population of a country or region.
Urbanisation is the process of economic and social change in which an increasing proportion of the population of a country or region live in urban areas.
Urbanisation is people living and working in large cities
Which continent has the lowest percentage of urbanisation?
Europe
Africa
Oceania
South America
Which TWO of these are reasons why the population of urban areas are growing.
People moving from rural to urban areas.
More people die in urban areas than are born.
Lots of babies are born in urban areas each year.
Which TWO of these are push factors that would encourage people to leave a rural area?
A drought causes crop failure
Good universities and schools
Lack of good education
Well paid jobs
Which two of these are PULL factors that would encourage people to move to an urban area?
Well paid jobs
Lots of entertainment and services
Lack of well paid jobs
Poor quality healthcare
Which of these is an economic pull factor?
Better internet connection
More shops and entertainment
Higher wages
Bigger hospitals
Which TWO of these are SOCIAL pull factors?
More shops and entertainment
More job opportunities
Less money spent on transport
The opportunity to go to university
This graph shows that:
IN 1960, China's population was mainly rural and poor, compared to other parts of the world
IN 1960, China began its one-child policy
IN 1960, China's population was mainly urban and poor, compared to other parts of the world
IN 1960, China's population was mainly urban and rich, compared to other parts of the world
A good explanation for the pattern showed by this graph is:
In urban areas, there are higher birth rates than in rural areas
In urban areas, there is better medical care for children than in rural areas
In rural areas, people work longer hours than in urban areas
In rural areas, there is better medical care for children than in urban areas
