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GCSE Geography · key term
An increase in the number of people living in towns and cities, which does not necessarily mean an increase in their share of the total population.
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Paper 2
An increase in the number of people living in towns and cities.
Revise: Global Urbanisation TrendsThis differs from urban population growth, which means an increase in the number of urban residents. A city's population can grow without the country becoming more urbanised if its rural population grows equally quickly. Urbanisation occurs when the urban population grows faster than the rural population, so the urban share rises.
Specification 4.1 · Paper 2
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Urban population growth is slightly different: it means an increase in the number of urban residents. If urban and rural populations grow at the same rate, the urban population increases but its proportion of the total remains unchanged.
Paper 1
An increase in the number of people living in towns and cities. This does not necessarily mean that their share of the total population increases.
Revise: Global Trends and Regional Variations in UrbanisationUrban population growth is different again. The number of urban residents can rise without their percentage increasing, if the rural population grows just as quickly.