Changing Places- Key Terms

3. Poorly built housing in cities, often without access to services.
7. The increase in the number of people living in towns and cities.
10. Basic services and facilities like roads, schools, water, and power.
12. Positive reasons people move to a place (e.g. better education, jobs).
13. Spreading population and industry away from crowded city centres.
15. density The number of people living in a certain area (e.g. per square kilometre).
17. Movement of people within a country, often from rural to urban areas.

1. The growth of areas on the outskirts of cities (suburbs).
2. Movement of people across country borders to live or work.
4. A city with a population of over 10 million people.
5. The expansion of towns and cities in size and population.
6. area A built-up area such as a town or city.
8. Availability of jobs and income in an area.
9. The uncontrolled expansion of cities into surrounding rural land.
11. area An area of countryside with low population density and fewer buildings.
14. Developing cities in ways that do not damage the environment or society.
16. Negative reasons people leave a place (e.g. lack of jobs, conflict).