Factors affecting the growth of cities

Geography

Global trends in urbanisation

Living sustainably in urban environments

Using GIS to visualise global trends in urbanisation

This unit teaches pupils about patterns and trends in global urbanisation. Pupils study regional variations, patterns and growth in urbanisation and the development of megacities. Pupils also learn about the changing factors affecting growth, urban land uses and sustainable urban living.

Patterns of global urbanisation

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

an advantage of living in an area, it attracts people to migrate there

It is important for geographers to remember that the reasons why people migrate are...

improved education and healthcare facilities elsewhere

catastrophic events such as natural disasters or wars

Which of the following are examples of pull factors?

LICs (developing countries) and NEEs (emerging countries) are seeing rapid {{}} in their cities.

What is the term for the movement of people from rural areas to cities?

Better transportation systems in rural areas

Which of the following factors contributes to the rapid growth of cities in developing countries?

Increase in the number and size of cities worldwide

Which of the following is a key characteristic of global urban change?

A city with a population of over 5 million

A city with a population of over 10 million

A city that experiences rapid population decline

They have a high standard of living and advanced healthcare systems

They are in the early stages of industrialisation and have growing economies

Which of the following is an example of a HIC?

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