a category of economic activity where jobs are grouped together based on their type of work

employment that is officially recognised and regulated

employment that lacks official recognition and has no regulation

Contrasting urban economies in developing, emerging and developed countries

Geography

Global trends in urbanisation

Factors affecting the growth of cities

Urban change over time

Characteristics and factors influencing different urban land uses

Using GIS to visualise global trends in urbanisation

This unit teaches pupils about the causes and challenges of rapid urban growth. Pupils will learn about the trends and causes of urbanisationand will study how cities change over time.

Urban change

{{}} employment has no regulation or system of taxation.

Which type of country has the highest percentage of people working in informal jobs?

Lack of legal protection and unstable income

Guaranteed access to healthcare and pensions

What is a major challenge of informal employment?

The __________ model shows how countries might have different levels of employment in each sector over time as they develop.

The movement of people from urban to rural areas

Which of the following is a challenge of rapid urban growth?

Low GDP per capita and high poverty rates

What is a characteristic of a LIC (Low-Income Country)?

Starter Quiz

What is urbanisation?