AQA GEOGRAPHY URBANISATION

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  • Created on: 13-03-16 16:07
Migration
The movement of people from one area to another
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Immigration
When people enter an area
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Rural to Urban Migration
Moving from the countryside into cities
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Rural Depopulation
A decrease in the proportion of people who live in the countryside
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Urbanisation
An increase in the proportion of people who live in towns and cities
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Re-urbanisation
When people who have moved out of urban areas, into smaller towns and villages, move back into urban areas
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Gentrification
Old housing in run-down areas near the CBD is taken ocer and modernised. Increased house prices, new faciities and area becomes more affluent.
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Push Factors
Negative things about an area that cause people to leave
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Pull Factors
Positive things about an area that attract people to it
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Card 2

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When people enter an area

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Immigration

Card 3

Front

Moving from the countryside into cities

Back

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Card 4

Front

A decrease in the proportion of people who live in the countryside

Back

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Card 5

Front

An increase in the proportion of people who live in towns and cities

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