Unrbanisation is the process where an increasing proportion of the population lives in towns and cities (and there is a reduction in living in rural areas.)
Rural - urban migration is a process in whic people move from the countryside to towns or cities.
Reasons for migration out of rural areas are called push factors, some of these include:
Limited transport, lack of food and water, poor housing, no health care, lack of sanatation, poor quality of life, lack of infurstructure, flooding, drought, high crime rates, war, poor education.
Reasons for migrating to cities are called pull factors, some of these include:
Employment, better quality of life, more use of facitities eg. schools and hospitles, better acess to food and water, better housing, better inferstructure, better education, lower crime rates, political sercurity, lower risk of natrual disaster.
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