Urbanisation
What Urbanisation means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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A factor that increases risk because densely populated cities concentrate people and infrastructure, amplifying exposure to earthquakes.
The increasing proportion of people living in towns and cities, distinct from the physical outward spread of the built environment.
The process by which an increasing proportion of a country's or the world's population lives in towns and cities.
The increasing proportion of people living in towns and cities, with trends varying globally.
The process by which an increasing proportion of a country's population lives in towns and cities.
The increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities.
Topics that use Urbanisation
- Natural hazards (AQA GCSE)
- Section A: Urban issues and challenges (AQA GCSE)
- 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
- Rural-Urban Migration
- Counter-urbanisation
- Megacity
- Biodiversity
- Climate change
- Conservation
- Deindustrialisation and economic shift
- Ecological footprint
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