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?

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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.