Geography GCSE
Rural-Urban Migration
What Rural-Urban Migration means in Geography GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Rural-Urban Migration
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The movement of people from the countryside to towns and cities.
The movement of people from the countryside to the city.
Topics that use Rural-Urban Migration
- The character of the chosen developing country or emerging country city is influenced by its fast rate of growth (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- The degree of urbanisation varies across the UK (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Urbanisation is a global process (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Urbanisation
- Natural Increase
- Informal Economy
- Informal Settlement
- Megacity
- Site and Situation
- Conurbation
- Counter-urbanisation
Using Rural-Urban Migration in the exam
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