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Is this rural or urban?: Dominated by natural or managed features such as grasslands, forests, crop fields
Urban
Rural
Is this rural or urban?: High population density
Rural
Urban
Is this rural or urban?: fewer services and less industry
Rural
Urban
Is this rural or urban?: dominated by human structures such as buildings, bridges, roads
Urban
Rural
Is this rural or urban?: Low population density
Rural
Urban
Urban or rural?: high rate of pollution
Rural
Urban
Urban or Rural: It has a major International Airport
Rural
Urban
What is urbanisation?
Urbanisation is the process of economic and social growth that increases the population of a country or region.
Urbanisation is the process of economic and social change in which an increasing proportion of the population of a country or region live in urban areas.
Urbanisation is people living and working in large cities
Is Australia an urbanised country?
Yes
No
I don't know
Maybe
What is Australia's current population?
21 million
24 million
300 million
7 billion
What is urban sprawl?
The sprawl of people from rural areas to urban areas.
The main city centre in an urban area.
The spreading of rural areas into surrounding rural areas to accommodate the need for extra land space due to a rise in ecological footpint.
The spreading of urban areas into surrounding rural areas to accommodate an expanding population.
The movement of people from one country to another is called...
Migration
Rural to urban migration
International movement
Annual migration
A city of more than 10 million people
Capital city
Megacity
Push factor
things that make people want to leave an area such as high crime, lack of education & health services
things that attract people to move to an area such as greater employment opportunities
Pull factor
things that make people want to leave an area such as high crime, lack of education & health services
things that attract people to move to an area such as greater employment opportunities
What country is Mumbai in?
Japan.
India.
Qatar.
Mexico.
People moving from the rural areas to cities is called...
Ruralization
Urbanization
Colonization
None of these
Megacities have a population of ...?
Over 9,000
Over 10 million
Over 50 million
Over 100 million
Where are the majority of megacities located?
Africa
Europe
Asia
The Americas
Is this a push or pull factor: You decide to move your family so your children can go to a better school.
Push
Pull
Is this a push or pull factor: You decide to move to Melbourne because you like the city lifestyle.
Push
Pull
What are the three contributing factors to Urbanisation?
Natural increases - births and deaths
Internal migration
International migration
People dying
Which is the largest megacity?
Delhi, India
Mumbai, India
Tokyo, Japan
Shanghai, China
By 2050, what fraction of the population are expected to live in urban areas?
1/4
1/3
3/4
2/3