Contemporary Urban Environments, Exam Review Questions and answers/

Contemporary Urban Environments, Exam Review Questions and answers/ Urbanisation - -An increase in the proportion and in the number of people living in cities Urbanisation 2 main causes - -Natural increase: Birth rate higher than death rate Rural-Urban Migration: People moving from the country side to the city due to push and pull factors BRIC countries - -Brazil, Russia, India, China MINT countries - -Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey Pull factors of cities - -More entertainment venues Employment in factories + service industries - much better pay than farming Informal economy (Selling goods on the street) Push Factors of Countryside - -Farming problems People getting sick (Preventative diseases) Floods/tropical storms Wars urban growth - -An increase in the number of urban dwellers urban sprawl - -the unplanned and uncontrolled spreading of cities into surrounding regions What proportion of people will be living in cities in 2030 according to WHO? 2050? - -2030 = 6/10 people will be living in citie