urbanisation P2

• What process does urbanization refer to in the context of GCSE geography?

  The growth of people living in urban areas
• Approximately what percentage of the world's population currently resides in urban areas?

  55 percent
• How does the rate of urbanization vary between richer and poorer countries?

  It differs between richer and poorer countries
• What percentage of the population in higher-income countries like the UK and Japan typically lives in urban areas?

  Roughly 80 percent
• Why do higher income countries typically exhibit a low rate of urbanization?

  They have already experienced urbanization
• What percentage of the population in lower-income countries like Ethiopia and Afghanistan typically lives in urban areas?

  Roughly 30 percent
• Why do lower income countries typically exhibit a high rate of urbanization?

  They are currently experiencing urbanization
• In newly emerging economies, like Brazil and China, what percentage of the population lives in urban areas?

  Around 50 percent
• What characteristic defines newly emerging economies like Brazil and China regarding economic development?

  Rapid economic development
• What term describes the movement of people from the countryside to the city?

  Rural to Urban migration
• What are the two types of factors affecting the rate of rural to urban migration?

  Push and pull factors
• What is the role of push factors in rural to urban migration?

  Encourage people to leave an area
• What is the role of pull factors in rural to urban migration?

  Encourage people to move into an area
• How do natural disasters act as a push factor in rural areas?

  Damage property and farmland
• Why is it harder for rural areas to recover from natural disasters?

  Rural areas find this hard to recover from
• Which of the following is another push factor?

  Fewer jobs
• Which of the following is another push factor?

  Lack of Education opportunities
• Which of the following is another pull factor?

  More economic opportunities
• Which of the following is another pull factor?

  Access to Better Health Care
• Which of the following is another pull factor?

  To join other family members