Urban Life

an increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas

based in or relating to living in the countryside rather than living in a city or town

physical or organisational requirements needed for the operation of a society; for example, roads and water supplies

permanent or semi-permanent movement from one place to another

based in or relating to a city or large town

a measure of how many people live in a particular region or area

the continual expansion of suburbs at the edges of large cities onto natural or farming land

the clearing of a forest to make room for a different land use such as farming

Which is these is a push factor?

(what pushes people away from rural areas?)

• access to services

• improved living conditions

• few services

• family links

which of these is a pull factor?

(what pulls people towards cities?)

• lack of job opportunities

• more entertainment facilities

• shortage of food

• natural disasters