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Describe how urban growth rate vary across the world.
LEDCs have high population growth rates. Both birth rates and death rates in LEDCs tend to be high. However, improving healthcare leads to death rates falling - while birth rates remain high. AC have low birth rates and low death rates.
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What are the characteristics of a World City?
A World City is a city that is a major centre for finance, trade, business, politics, culture, science information gathering and mass media.
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What are the characteristics of a mega city?
A megacity is usually defined as a metropolitan area with a total population in excess of ten million people.
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Pull factors of rural to urban migration in LIDCs.
Employment, Higher incomes, better healthcare and education.
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Push factors of rural to urban migration in LIDCs.
Famine, drought, poor living conditions, unemployment and conflict
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Consequences of rapid urban growth in LIDCs.
Higher rate in crime, poor electricity supplies (put up quickly), not enough clean water (Mumbai), lack of shelter and sewage problems.
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Define Suburbanisation.
Moving from urban areas to suburbs.
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Define couner-urbanisation
Moving from the city or urban areas to the countryside.
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Define re-urbanisation
A process where towns and cities in Acs have suffered loss of population in inner cities. Some form of re development is needed to bring people back.
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