Changing Places- Key Terms

4. Basic services and facilities like roads, schools, water, and power.
6. density The number of people living in a certain area (e.g. per square kilometre).
9. A city with a population of over 10 million people.
11. Movement of people within a country, often from rural to urban areas.
12. The growth of areas on the outskirts of cities (suburbs).
13. Developing cities in ways that do not damage the environment or society.
17. The increase in the number of people living in towns and cities.

1. area A built-up area such as a town or city.
2. Positive reasons people move to a place (e.g. better education, jobs).
3. Spreading population and industry away from crowded city centres.
5. Negative reasons people leave a place (e.g. lack of jobs, conflict).
7. Availability of jobs and income in an area.
8. The uncontrolled expansion of cities into surrounding rural land.
10. Movement of people across country borders to live or work.
14. Poorly built housing in cities, often without access to services.
15. The expansion of towns and cities in size and population.
16. area An area of countryside with low population density and fewer buildings.