Cambridge iGCSE Geography -1.7 Urbanisation

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It fully covers - 1.7 Urbanisation

Candidates should be able to:

Identify and suggest reasons for rapid urban
growth

Describe the impacts of urban growth on both rural
and urban areas, along with possible solutions to
reduce the negative impacts

Further guidance
Reference should be made to physical, economic
and social factors which result in rural depopulation
and the movement of people to major cities
The effects of urbanisation on the people and the
natural environment
The characteristics of squatter settlements
Strategies to reduce the negative impacts of
urbanisation

Case Study required for 1.7
• A rapidly growing urban area in a developing country and migration to it