Lesson 3 of 4 · Grade 9 Social Studies
Urbanisation
12 min
Urbanisation is the growth of towns and the increase in the proportion of people living in them.
Causes (pull and push factors)
- Job opportunities in towns.
- Better social services: schools, hospitals, water and electricity.
- Rural poverty, shortage of land and conflicts in rural areas.
- Transport and industrial growth.
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