Changing Urban Environments-Urbanisation 4.0 / 5 based on 4 ratings ? GeographyUrban environmentsGCSEAQA Created by: Alice JaegerCreated on: 01-05-13 20:24 Where is urbanisation happening fastest? In poorer countires 1 of 17 What is urbanisation? The growth in the proportion of a country's population living in urban areas. 2 of 17 How much of the worlds population is living in urban areas? More than 50% of the world's population are currently living in urban areas (3.4 billion people) 3 of 17 Is the amount of people living in urban areas increasing or decreasing? Increasing 4 of 17 What percentage of the UK's population live in urban areas? More than 80% of the UK's population live in urban areas. 5 of 17 What percentage of Bangladesh's population live in urban areas? Around 25% of Banglasdesh's population live in urban areas. 6 of 17 Where is most urbanisation happening and what is happening? Most urbanisation in the world today is happening in poorer countries and it is going at a fast pace. 7 of 17 What is urbanisation caused by? Rural-urban migration 8 of 17 What is rural-urban migration? The movement of people from the countryside to the cities. 9 of 17 Where does rural-urban migration cause urbanisation to take place? In richer and poorer countries. 10 of 17 Name a reason why people in poorer countries move from rural areas to cities. More jobs in urban areas. Industry is attracted to cities as of a larger workforce and better infrastructure than in rural areas. 11 of 17 Name another reason why people in poorer countries move from rural areas to cities. Often a shortage of services. People from rural areas believe the standard of living is better in the cities. 12 of 17 Name a reason why people in richer countries move from rural areas to cities. Redevelopment in the city areas. 13 of 17 Name another reason why people in richer countries move from rural areas to cities. People moved from farms to towns for work. 14 of 17 What generation of people usually move to cities and why? Young people move to cities to find work. 15 of 17 Why does the proportion of the population living in urban areas increase? People who live in the cities have children. 16 of 17 What is another reason why the population living in urban areas increase? Better healthecare in urban areas means people live longer. 17 of 17
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