world cities 2

Pregunta	Respuesta
Define Millionaire city	A city with a population of over 1 million people
What is a mega city	A metropolitan area with a population of over 10 million. Can be two or more areas put together
What is a world city	A major city that acts as a centre for finance, trade, business, culture ect... serving not just the home country but the whole world
Urbanisation	A increase in the proportion of a countries population, that lives in towns & cities. 2 Cause = natural growth or migration from R-U
Name some pull factors for a rural area	increased space money better quality of life nicer house safer that cities growing family
push factors from cities	lack of space older with more money crime poor air quality busy pace of life, no longer wanted
What is suburbanisation	the movement of people from U-R as the growth of urban developments increases engulfing smaller villages
How has car ownership helped	Easier for commuters to get to work, so people can live further away from work. Living out in the country no longer isolated
Name 4 housing facts	71% of new homes will be occupied by a single person 77% rise in demand for homes since 1997 18% rise in households 7% pop rise
Causes of suburbanisation	more cars bigger house in rural areas space in urban areas better quality of life new jobs in suburbanised areas lower crime rates in rural easier to get on property ladder

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