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14 Cards in this Set
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Urbanisation |
The increasing number of people that migrate from rural to urban areas |
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Natural increase |
Births are greater than deaths |
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Push factors
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People are forced to move to urban areas (e.g. unemployment, drought etc) |
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Pull factors
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People are lured to urban areas (e.g. better medical services, more cultural activities)
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Megacity
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A very large city with a population of over 10 million people |
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Industrial revolution
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A period of rapid economic change in Britain and Europe in the mid-18th century brought about by advances in mechanisation (machines) that vastly improved production (manufacturing). |
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Urban growth
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The increase in the proportion of urban population over time. Calculated as the rate of growth of the urban population minus that of the total population. (e.g. urban growth is 1.8% and total population growth is 1% then you have .8% urban growth). |
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Urban sprawl
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The outward spreading of a city and its suburbs to exurbs, to low-density and often auto-dependent development on rural land.
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Eco-cities
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Cities which are designed to reduce the human footprint on the planet. |
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Population density
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A measurement of population per square kilometre (or square mile). |
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Infrastructure
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The basic facilities and systems that serve a country or city or area, for example transportation and communication systems. |
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Metacity
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Larger than a megacity - with a population of over 20 million people |
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Internal migration
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Movement of population within a country. Urban to urban; rural to urban. |
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International migration
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Movement of population to another country. Immigration is greater than emigration. |
