The growth in the proportion of people living in urban areas.
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What percentage of the world lives in urban areas?
55%
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The rate of urbanisation differs between what?
Richer and poorer countries
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What is urbanisation like in HICs?
HICs are very economically developed so most of them have already experienced urbanisation. Around 80% of the population live in urban areas. Many people leave urban areas for more rural, less crowded places so the rate of urbanisation is low (around 1%)
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What is urbanisation like in LICs?
As they are less economically developed, only around 30% of their population live in urban areas. However, LICs tend to have the highest rates of urbanisation (around 6%)
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What is urbanisation like in NEEs (Newly Emerging Economies)?
NEEs are countries where economic development is rapidly increasing, about 50% of their population live in urban areas. The rate of urbanisation is typically 2%.
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What is rural-urban migration?
When people move from the countryside to the city
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What is the rate of rural-migration affected by?
Push and pull factors
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What are examples of push factors?
Natural disasters can damage property/farmland (costly)
Mechanised agriculture equipment needs fewer workers, so there are fewer jobs
Desertification makes land unproductive so people are unable to support themselves.
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What are examples of pull factors?
More better paying jobs
Access to better health care
Better quality of live (people think)
Relatives may live in urban areas
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What else is urbanisation caused by?
Natural increase (when birth rate exceeds death rate).
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What kinds of people move to cities to find work?
Young people
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