What Causes Urbanisation?

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  • What Causes Urbanisation?
    • 2 Reasons why Urbanisation occurs:
      • Rural To Urban Migration
        • Moving from the countryside to towns and cities
      • Natural Increase
        • Where the birth rate is higher than the death rate, making the population increase
    • Factors
      • Push Factor
        • the reasons why people want to leave the countryside
      • Pull Factor
        • the reasons why people are attracted to the city
    • Examples of Push and Pull Factors
      • Push
        • Natural Disasters; floods and earthquakes can damage property and farmland which people cant afford to repair.
        • Mechanisatio-n of agriculture. Farms require fewer workers so less jobs.
        • Conflict or war can cause people to flee their homes
        • Desertification can make land unproductive so people can no longer support themselves
      • Pull
        • there are more jobs in urban areas that are often better paid
        • Access to better health care and education
        • Join other family members who have already moved so they don't feel lonely.
        • People think they will have a better quality of life

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