human geography urbanisation - bristol - migration - push and pull factors
- Created by: I wanna pass
- Created on: 06-12-17 18:25
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- rural-urban migration
- the movement of people from rural to urban areas because of push/pull factors
- why are cities growing? (HICs)
- rapid industrial growth (industrial revolution in 19th and 20th century)
- as a result 90% of the UK's population is now classed as urban
- new farming machines - less people were needed on farms so they moved to the city where there were plenty of jobs in mines, factories and ship yards etc
- as a result 90% of the UK's population is now classed as urban
- rapid industrial growth (industrial revolution in 19th and 20th century)
- push factors in LICs
- poverty caused by work only being available in farming. therefore leading to land shortages- land is over used- others don't have space to farm- food shortage
- drought leading to famine
- pull factors in LICs
- opportunities for better paying jobs
- reliable food supply
- better education, healthcare and safe water supply
- big cities encourage investment from overseas companies
- pull factors = what makes you want to go somewhere else
- rio
- population: 6.5 million
- hosted world cup in 2014
- north zone of Rio
- quite poor
- has a port
- world cup stadium
- favelas found in hilly areas - has mountains
- lots of building - lots of business
- south zone of rio
- beaches
- hotels
- tourism
- luxury apartments
- tourism
- hotels
- luxury apartments
- considered as the wealth pat of south america
- tunnels used for transport as there are a lot of mountains
- beaches
- centro district of rio
- central business district (CBD)
- small olde buildings
- headquarters of petrobas located here
- not many people
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