Unit 2A- changing urban Environments 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyUrban environmentsGCSEAQA Created by: sophiemcpeak19Created on: 01-06-15 14:56 What are urban areas? towns and cities 1 of 11 What is urbanisation? Urbanisation is the growth in population of a country population living it an urban area. 2 of 11 IS most urbanisation happening in poorer or richer countries? Most urbanisation is happening in POORER countries. 3 of 11 What is rural to urban migration? Rural to urban migration is the movement of people from countrysides to cities. 4 of 11 reasons for rural to urban migration in poorer countries? -shortage of series like education. -More jobs in urban areas, lager workforce. -good health care. 5 of 11 Reasons for rural to urban migration in richer countries? -machinery stared to replace farm labour work. -good health care 6 of 11 CBD? Central Business District. 7 of 11 parts of the city, starting from inwards, name them. The CBD, The inner city, the suburbs, the rural urban fringe. 8 of 11 Give an example of how land use has change over time? new housing built of brownfield sites in the inner city instead of towards the edge of cities. 9 of 11 two Problems cities in richer countries have to deal with. Housing shortage-run down CBD's -traffic congestion- ethnic segrigation. 10 of 11 Describe two solutions to run down CBD's. pedestrian areas. Beautification. 11 of 11
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