GeographyYear 9

Urbanisation and sustainable cities

Learn Urbanisation and sustainable cities for Year 9 pupils (ages 13–14). Free practice questions, lessons and worked examples — aligned to the UK National Curriculum.

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Urbanisation means a growing share of a country’s population living in towns and cities.

  2. 2

    Push: poor harvests, few jobs, limited schools or healthcare. Pull: work, education, hospitals, and the belief that life will simply be better.

  3. 3

    Which of these is a PUSH factor?

  4. 4

    What makes a city more sustainable?

  5. 5

    Apply it: rapid urbanisation in low-income countries comes from rural push factors (poor harvests, few jobs) and urban pull factors (work, services). Growth outpaces housing, so informal settlements spread.

  6. 6

    Which is a PUSH factor for rural-urban migration?

  7. 7

    Why do informal settlements grow in rapidly urbanising cities?

Practise Urbanisation and sustainable cities with Whizlo

Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 13–14. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.