Urbanisation

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Urbanisation

• Characteristics and causes of urbanisation

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Urbanisation

• Definition

Urbanisation is a process of urban growth which
leads to a greater proportion of people being
concentrated into towns and cities
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Urbanisation

• In 2008 for the first time in history over 50
  of the worlds population lived in towns and
  cities.
• Urbanisation results in an increasing
  proportion of city dwellers in contrast to those
  in the countryside
• Urbanisation is a worldwide process it began at
  different times in different parts of the world
  and occurred at contrasting paces.

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Causes of urbanisation

• Rural to urban migration
• Natural Increase

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Rural urban migration

• Rural to urban migration result of push and
  pull factors

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Push and pull factors
Push factors Pull factors
Difficult/harsh climate eg. droughts Chance of a better life
Struggle to provide food for family Better housing and amenities
Very low income Chance of good jobs higher wages
Only able to own small plots of land Children able to go to school
Cant afford to fertilizers to increase yields Better medical/health care
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Natural increase

• The people that migrate into towns and cities
  tend to be young resulting in high levels of
  natural increase
• high of young adults high levels of births
• Falling death rates due to improved medical care
  means more babies are born than people dying,
  further increasing the urban population

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urban population
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THE WORLDS LARGEST CITIES
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TASK 1

• What are the 10 most populated cities in the
  World (bullet points).

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TASK 2

• Devise your own key and divide the cities on the
  work sheet into
• North America
• South America
• Europe
• Africa
• Asia

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NUMBER 10
SHANGHAI 12.7
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NUMBER 9
Jakarta 13.2
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NUMBER 8
Buenos Aires 13.3
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NUMBER 7
Kolkata 14.3
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NUMBER 6
DELHI 15.3
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NUMBER 5
Mumbai 18.0
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NUMBER 4
NEW YORK 18.1
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NUMBER 3
SAO PAULO 18.3
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NUMBER 2
MEXICO CITY 19.0
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NUMBER 1
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NUMBER 1
TOKYO 35.3
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Exam-Style Questions......

• Answer the following questions in your exercise
  books
• Define the term Urbanisation . (1 )
• Suggest reasons for rural-urban migration in
  LEDCs (2)
• other than rural-urban migration, give two
  further causes of urbanisation. (2)
• Draw a labelled Push Pull diagram for a
  typical urban area. (4)
• Describe Explain the possible environmental
  effects of Urban Sprawl. (6)
• If you are unsure on any of the key terms
  mentioned, such as Urban Sprawl, head over to
  www.Geographybase.co.uk and Ask a Geographer!
• Total for Questions (15 Marks)