The increasing number of people living in towns and cities
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Why do LIC's generally have faster rates of urbanisation? Why are HIC's slower?
LIC's are faster because there are higher rates of rural to urban migration as people still live in rural areas, high rates of natural increase. HIC's slower, majority of people are already living in towns and cities.
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What is rural to urban migration?
When people move from the countryside to larger towns and cities.
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What is natural increase?
when there are more people being born than there are dying
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What is a push and pull factor?
Push - something that pushes you out of a rural area Pull - something that attracts you to the town or city
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What is a mega city?
a city with a population of ten million and more
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Give some examples of mega cities
New York, Mexico, Tokyo, Sao Paulo
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Where are most of the megacties found, how has this changed over time?
in 1975 the largest cities were New York and Mexico in 2015 the largest cities were found in asia, in Tokyo and Sao Paulo
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Describe and explain the densely populated areas of the UK
Overall there are 260 people per square kilometre ranging from 500o people/km squared in London to less than 10 people per kilometre in Scotland.
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Describe and Explain the distribution of UK's cities
London and Birmingham are found in lowland areas, which are easy to build on, some cities are on the coast as it provides a business of fish and tourism, also brings mining industries
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What is the case study for an NEE/ LIC to show causes of growth, natural increase and migration?
Lagos Nigeria
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What is the case study for an NEE/ LIC to show opportunities?
Lagos Nigeria
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What is the case study to show how urban growth has created challenges in an NEE/LIC?
Lagos Nigeria
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What is the case study for the example of how urban planning has improved the QoL for the urban poor?
Lagos Nigeria
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What is the case study of a major city in the UK to demonstrate to show the importance of the city in the UK and worldwide?
London UK
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What is the case study of a major city in the UK to demonstrate the impact of national and international migration on the growth and character of the city?
London UK
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Case study to show how urban change has brought opportunities in the UK?
Shoreditch London
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Case study to show how urban change has brought challenges?
London
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Why do LIC's generally have faster rates of urbanisation? Why are HIC's slower?
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LIC's are faster because there are higher rates of rural to urban migration as people still live in rural areas, high rates of natural increase. HIC's slower, majority of people are already living in towns and cities.
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