geography

• What is urbanisation?

  The movement of people from rural areas into the cities
• What are some challenges faced by people moving to urban areas?

  • Lack of safe water and sanitation
  • Lack of leisure and entertainment
  • Difficulty finding work
  • Overcrowded housing
• What are some benefits of urbanisation?

  • More people benefit from services
  • Better transport links
  • Wide range of jobs
  • Lots of leisure activities
  • Access to better housing
  • Better public transport
• What are some negative consequences of urbanisation?

  Higher crime rates, more traffic congestion, increased pollution, and loss of green spaces
• What is predicted about the world's cities in one hundred years?

  They will be much larger and more densely populated
• What factors contribute to the changes in population dynamics in urban areas over time?

  • Birth rates and death rates fall
  • Better access to education and job opportunities
  • Continued migration to cities
  • Fewer people in rural areas
  • Smaller houses or apartments being built higher
• How does urbanisation affect access to services like healthcare and education?

  Access to services improves as more people move to cities
• What are the implications of increased car ownership in urban areas?

  It leads to increased pollution
• What are some consequences of urbanisation on housing?

  • People are living in smaller houses or apartments
  • Houses are built higher
  • Houses will be expensive to buy or rent
• What are the environmental consequences of urbanisation?

  • Increases in pollution
  • Lack of space to grow food
  • Less green space
  • Less water availability
• What is a significant social consequence of urbanisation related to rural areas?

  Fewer people in rural areas as people move to cities
• What is a consequence of urbanisation on land and resources?

  Pressure on land and resources increases
• What is a consequence of urbanisation on food production?

  There is a lack of space to grow food
• What is a repeated consequence of urbanisation mentioned in the material?

  Increased pollution
• what is rapid urbanisation

  the swift growth and expansion of urban areas
• what does rapid urbanisation mean for cities

  high rates of population growth

  pressure on infrastructure, schooling and healthcare
• what are the consequences of rapid urbanisation growth in LIDCs

  an increase in crime rates

  an increase in squatter settlements

  an increase in air pollution

  high levels of employment
• how are cities changing

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• what is life like for people in EDC cities

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• how can cities become more sustainable

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