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Urbanisation
Is the growth in the proportion of a country's population that lives in urban areas.
Megacity
An urban area with over 10 million people living there
World city
A city that has an influence over the world
Rural - urban migration
Is the movement of people from the countryside to the cities
Suburbanisation
Is the movement of people from city centres to outskirts
Counter-urbanisation
Is the movement of people away from large urban areas to smaller settlements in rural areas
Re-urbanisation
Is the movement of people back into urban areas
Push factors
Encourage people to leave an area
Pull factors
Encourage people to move to an area
Advanced countries (ACs)
More economically developed e.g.Japan
Low-income developing countries (LIDCs)
Less economically developed e.g. Ethiopia
Emerging and developing countries (EDCs)
Economic development is increasing e.g. Brazil
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