Rural-to-urban migration
What Rural-to-urban migration means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Movement from the countryside to cities, driven by push factors like agricultural decline and pull factors like employment.
The movement of people into the city, primarily seen in Low Income Countries and Newly Emerging Economies.
A driver of urbanisation in which people move as they seek better employment, education, and healthcare.
Topics that use Rural-to-urban migration
- Section A: Urban issues and challenges (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Biodiversity
- Conservation
- Counter-urbanisation
- Deindustrialisation and economic shift
- Ecological footprint
- Economic insecurity
- Employment
- Energy conservation
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