Causes of Urbanisation Flashcards

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What is meant by rural-urban migration?

The movement of people from the countryside to the city.

Give two pull factors that encourage people to move to urban areas in LICs/NEEs.

Better paid jobs and better healthcare (also: improved education, reliable electricity, higher standard of living).

Give two push factors that encourage people to leave rural areas in LICs/NEEs.

Low wages and food shortages (also: limited job opportunities, poor access to education/healthcare, conflict, natural disasters).

What is natural increase?

When the birth rate is higher than the death rate, so the population grows.