Urbanisation - The process through which cities grow and more of the population come to live in towns and cities., Population Density - The number of people living per square kilometre., Urbanised Society - A society where majority of the people live in towns and cities., Infrastructure - Physical structures including buildings, roads, water pipelines, sewers, electricity distribution systems, railways, and airports., Migration - The movement of people., Internal Migration - When people move to other places within their own country., International Migration - When people move to other countries., Involuntary Migration - The forced movement of people between countries (typically due to war, civil unrest, drought, and famine)., Megacity - A city with more than 10 million people., Push Factors - Reasons that cause people to leave a place., Pull Factors - Reasons that draw you to moving to a place., Quality of Life - The happiness, wellbeing and satisfaction that a person experiences., Regional Centre - A rural city that supports smaller surrounding towns with services., Standard of Living - A measure of the economic wellbeing of people; the level of necessity, wealth and material comfort a person can achieve., Tree Change - A relocation from the city to a rural or regional area., Sea Change - A relocation from the city to the coast., Urban Sprawl - The outward spread of a city and its suburbs as they grow., Carbon Emissions - The gases released from burning fossil fuels and other materials., Rural City - A smaller town with fewer people, located in the countryside rather than a big urban area.,

Y8 Humanities - Urbanisation Glossary

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