Urbanisation

Urbanisation = The proportion of people living in urban areas (%)

Q: What is an urban environment?

A: Built up area Office blocks Hotels - tourism Residential areas Industrial areas Commercial areas

Q: What is an urban environment?

A: Countryside, farmland/woodland, mountains, moorland...

Rural - Urban Migration Push Factors:

Mechanisation - Unemployment of farmers

Growth of large factories High levels of drought - yields are therefore low

Small amounts of land available

Medical issues. 

Pull Factors: (Although these were perceptions and…