Rural-urban migration = movement of people from the countryside to the cities,rural-urban migration causes urbanisation in rich and poor countries
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Reasons why people in poorer countries move from rural areas to cities: 1. more jobs in urban areas.Industrys is attracted to cities because there's a larger workforce and better infrastructure than in rural areas
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Theres often a shortage of services in rural areas (e.g. education,access to water and power). Also,people from rural areas sometimes believe that the standard of living is better in citis.
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In rural areas some people are subsistence farmers. this mean they grow food to feed their family and sell an extra to make a small income. Poor harvests and crop failures can mean they make no income and even risk starvation.
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In the late 20th century,people left run down inner city areas and moved to the country. but people are now being encouraged back by the redevelopment of these areas
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Most urbanisation in rich countries occurred during the industrial and the agricultral revolutions (18th& 19th c) - machinery began to replace farm labour in rural areas and jobs were created in factories in urban areas,people moved from farms 2 town
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Normally young people move to cities to find work. these people have chiildren in the cities,which increases the proportion of the population living in urban areas.Also,better healthcare in urban areas means people live longer,increasing proportion
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Infrastructure - the basic equipment and structures (such as roads and bridges) that are needed for a country, region, or organization to function properly
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Cities are usually made up of four parts - each part has a different land use (e.g. housing or industrail). The land use of each part stay fairly similar from city to city,but it can differ a bit. four layers -CBD,the inner city,the suburbs and the
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Cities in richer countries all have the same kind of problems : 1.a shortage of good quality housing 2. Run down CBDs 3.Traffic congestion and pollution from cars 4.ethnic segregation
