urban world

• highest rate of urbanisation in LICs is due to rural urban migration and natural increase
• what is natural increase?

  the number of births exceeds the number of deaths
• what is rural urban migration?

  where people move from the country side to the city
• what are the push factors to need to leave rural areas?

  -poor pay

  -conflict/war

  -bad healthcare and education

  -limited transport links
• what are the pull factors for people to want to move?

  -better payed jobs

  -better healthcare and education

  -higher standard of living

  -friends and family could be there
• why is there a natural increase?

  more young adults

  better healthcare