Monday, June 25, 2012

Rural & Urban - Push & Pull factors *IGCSE*


Rural and Urban push & pull factors

Rural Push Factors: lack on employment, starvation, overpopulation, pressure on land, extreme physical conditions. Kenya is the least urbanized place with only 21% of people living in cities.

Urban Pull factors: Better payed jobs, reliable sources of wood/ water, better/ more services, Entertainment/ social reasons, expecting a higher quality of life.  In 1950 29% of people lived in cities, this rose to 48% in 2008.  

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