rural-urban migration and push and pull factors

what is natural increase

when birth rate is higher than death rate

when does natural increase occur

when there is a high proportion of young adults compared to older people

what is a megacity

a city with a population of over 10 million

what is rural urban migration

the movement of people from the countryside to the city

what is rural-urban migration caused by

push and pull factors

what are push and pull factors

real or imagined cons of living in rural areas and pros of living in a city

give some push factors that cause people to leave rural areas

-farming is hard and poorly paid
-drought can reduce crop yields causing famine
-little access to education
-isolated due to poor roads
-bad access to healthcare

give some pull factors that make people move to the city

-higher payed jobs
-higher standard of living
-friends/family already living there
-better education
-public transport is better
-better medical care