Function and form of cities
*Moving into a city is called in-migration
*400 cities in the world have 1 million people
*Rapid urban growth has created shanty towns (slums)
*Push and pull factors draw people to cities
*Cities are usually built for either their site or a situation
*Site - refers to the physical characteristics of the land pm which a city is built eg. On a river
*Situation = the relationship between a city and its wider surroundings
*400 cities in the world have 1 million people
*Rapid urban growth has created shanty towns (slums)
*Push and pull factors draw people to cities
*Cities are usually built for either their site or a situation
*Site - refers to the physical characteristics of the land pm which a city is built eg. On a river
*Situation = the relationship between a city and its wider surroundings
Summary
The form of cities can depend on many different factors such as the things that would draw people to want to live there and the relationship it has with the area around it.
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