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urbanisation
…is the process of urban growth leading to increasing numbers of
people living in cities
Urbanisation: What?
Urbanisation: What?
Urbanisation rates in the rich and poor world
Urban dwellers in poor countries
Urban dwellers in rich countries
Rural dwellers in all countries
time
Urbanisation: When?
time
Urbanisation: When?
Choropleth map showing % of urban population in different countries
Urbanisation: Where?
Poor countries
Photo source: http://futurechallenges.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Migration-Rural.jpg
Urbanisation: Why?
Photo sourcehttp://scandasia.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Bangkok-Night.jpg
Poor countriesUrbanisation: Why?
Poor countriesUrbanisation: Why?
Summary: Urbanisation in poor countries
• Began in mid 20thC. Very rapid – 20% per year• Main cause is rural –urban migration• Difficult living conditions in rural areas• Concentration of jobs and modern services in
cities.• High population increase amongst young
migrants.
Rich countriesUrbanisation: Why?
Rich countriesUrbanisation: Why?
Rich countriesUrbanisation: Why?
• 19thC towns grew rapidly during Industrial Revolution
• New jobs in factories shipyards etc• Mechanization of farming led to rural job
losses• Late 20th C saw urbanization slow down.
Many left the city – counter-urbanization• Recent inner city redevelopments have begun
to attract residents back to UK city centres.
Summary: Urbanisation in rich countries
Urbanisation rates in the rich and poor world
Explain why the pace of urbanisation is different in the rich and poor world.
Urban dwellers in poor countries
Urban dwellers in rich countries
Rural dwellers in all countries
time
BBC resources
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/world/06/urbanisation/html/urbanisation.stm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/a-history-of-urbanisation-in-britain/7811.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/1480.html
HomeworkWrite a short essay to answer the question "Why is the pace of urbanisation different in the rich and poor world?This task will be marked out of 9 like an exam question.
1/3 marks: You have given one relevant reason for urbanisation happening at different rates in poor and rich countries and begun to say why.
4/6 marks: You have given more than one reason and developed your answer in more detail using connectives such as "this is because".
7/9 marks: You have given examples of real places and carefully explained why urbanisation happens at different rates in rich and poor countries. Your spelling and grammar are very accurate.