Factors affecting the growth of cities
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can evaluate the factors that affect urbanisation.
Key learning points
- Migration affects the rate of urbanisation.
- Economic change affects the rate of urbanisation.
- Natural increase affects the rate of urbanisation.
Keywords
Natural increase - the birth rate minus the death rate in a population
Push factor - a disadvantage of living in an area that creates a desire to migrate
Pull factor - an advantage of living in an area that attracts people to migrate there
De-industrialisation - the loss of industry from an area
Common misconception
Migrants all have similar reasons for migrating.
Migration is a deeply personal decision. Migrants will have many different, and sometimes contradictory, reasons for migrating.
Teacher tip
Allow students the opportunity to hear different migration stories first hand. This will substantiate the theory and avoid placing all migrants together in one context.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the term for the movement of people from rural areas to cities?
Q2.Which of the following factors contributes to the rapid growth of cities in developing countries?
Q3.Which of the following is a key characteristic of global urban change?
Q4.What defines a megacity?
Q5.What is a key characteristic of NEEs?
Q6.Which of the following is an example of a HIC?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to their definitions.
the birth rate minus the death rate in a population
a disadvantage of living in an area that creates a desire to migrate
an advantage of living in an area, it attracts people to migrate there
the loss of industry from an area
Q2.It is important for geographers to remember that the reasons why people migrate are...
Q3.Which of the following are examples of pull factors?
Q4.LICs (developing countries) and NEEs (emerging countries) are seeing rapid in their cities.
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