Geography GCSE
Urban Growth
What Urban Growth means in Geography GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Urban Growth
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The increase in the total population size of an urban area.
Topics that use Urban Growth
- Urbanisation is a global process (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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