Transcription of 3-Rural-Urban Migration in LEDCs
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What is rural - urban Migration ? What is rural depopulation? Shanty towns rural - urban Migration is the movement of people rural depopulation is usually when numbers of working age HOUSING - is often a collection of from the countryside to the city. people migrate from the countryside to earn more money in primitive shacks made from any available This causes two things to happen: the city. They leave behind the old and the young. material. Most houses lack such basic 1. urban growth - towns and cities are expanding, amenities as electricity, gas, running water covering a greater area of land. and sewerage. No refuse collection. 2. Urbanisation - an increasing proportion of Problems faced in LEDC cities HEALTH - lack of clean water, no people living in towns and cities.
This module is about why people move from the countryside to the cities in POOR (LEDC) countries. Attraction to the urban areas People are attracted to urban areas because they think that
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