Rates of Urbanisation in HICs and LICs

**Urbanisation**

the ==increase in the percentage of people== living in an ==urban area==

**Urban**

a ==built up area that has a high population density==, such as a ==town== or a ==city== e.g. ==London==

**Rural**

==large and isolated area with a low population density==, such as the ==countryside== e.g. ==Cornwall==

**Describe the pattern shown by the graph**

**[3 marks]**

→Generally the ==most rapid urban population growth is in developing countries==

→==Specifically we can see the increase in growth== from 1950 to 2020 by 3,300 million

→==Whereas in developed countries the growth is much slower as we see an increase== of 500 million between 1950 to 2020

**Mega city**

a ==very large city==, typically one with a ==population of over 10 million people==

**How has the pattern of urbanisation changed between 1950 and 2015?**

**[4 marks]**

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**Explain the differences in urban growth between the richer and poorer parts of the world**

**[3 marks]**

→==Africa is seeing rapid urbanisation with a 40% increase== between 1950 and 2030, whereas ==richer parts of the world are seeing slower urban growth==

→For example ==Oceania only experienced a 14%== increase between 1950 and 2030

→Urbanisation is taking place rapidly in poorer areas as ==many pull factors and the advantages of Urban areas==

→The richer areas aren’t experiencing as much urbanisation because they have ==already gone through it==

**Describe the population growth trend in Rio de Janeiro**

**[2 marks]**

→from 1950 to 1980 the population increases rapidly \[3,000,000 to 9,000,000\]

→from 1980 to 2015 the population increases more steadily \[9,000,000 to 12,000,000\]

How to work out % change

\[old number - new number/ new number\] x 100

**Describe the percentage population change for Rio de Janeiro**

**[2 marks]**

→the graph shows a decrease in the population increase

→the population is still increasing but more steadily