Geography - Urbanisation

Question	Answer
Migration	The movement of people from one area to another
Emigration	When people leave an area
Immigration	When people enter an area
Rural to Urban Migration	Moving from the countryside into cities
Rural Depopulation	A decrease in the proportion of people who live in the countryside
Urbanisation	An increase in the proportion of people who live in towns and cities
Re-Urbanisation	When people who have moved out of urban areas, into smaller towns and villages, move back into urban areas
Gentrification	Old housing in run-down areas near the CBD is taken over and modernised. Increased house prices, new facilities and area becomes more affluent.
Push Factors	Bad things about an area that cause people to leave Low wages Natural disasters Poor education Poor health
Pull Factors	Good things about an area that attract people to it Higher wages Jobs Family Higher standard of living

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