Urbanisation

Urbanisation is a process where more and more people are moving to live in cities.

Rural-to-urban migration is a process in which people move from the country to towns.

Land use is the type of building or featues that are found in a particular area.

Function is the purpose of a particular are eg. for residents , for recreational use.

Urbanisation pull factors

It is usually when people are attracted tourban areas because of better prospects.

• better paid jobs, greater range of employment opportunities, jobs in companies.
• better medical care.
• better edcucation
• better living standard

Urbanisation -push factors

Rural to urban migration

• droughts -land can't suppost the because because of lack of water leads to crop failure.
• natural disasters - volcanoes, earthquakes, floods mean that people have to move out of their homes in rural ares.
• war/persecution - people forced to leave at gunpoint