Rural to Urban migration - it's all about mooooooving

Get it...... mooooooo - ving. 

Hilarious. Thought I'd chuck that one in there for those of you who have been missing our Geo joke of the day. To those of you who were glad to be rid of them, apologies!

So today we finished off internal migration by looking at specific reasons why people in India are tending to move from rural areas like Jammu and Kashmir to urban areas like New Delhi and Mumbai. We also examined what consequences this type of migration has on the places they are going to. Many people migrating to urban centres have meant a massive increase in population for India's already over populated mega-cities. Currently approx. 30% of Indians live in cities like New Delhi which has 22 million people and Mumbai with 20 million! By 2030 it is estimated that 40% of Indians will live in urban areas. What consequences do you think this could have for these cities which are already bursting at the seams?

We filled in a migration model with push factors, pull factors and obstacles for people in India moving from rural to urban areas. Remember in your exams you will need to use facts in your written answers, so make sure you got down some statistics and place names to use. Also, if given the option to select a type of migration to write about, you will select Rural to Urban or Urbanisation. It would be a good idea to go through your notes and underline any specific details to check it is there, you should have at least 3 in your push factors and 3 in your pull factors. If you missed these, click HERE to go through the PowerPoint again and get the detail you need. 

A.O.B.

• Don't forget that our first revision sessions for school exams start tomorrow. This week we are focusing on processes that create volcanic eruptions using Mt Ruapehu as a case study. On Wednesday Miss Gill will be in RR89 from 9 - 9.30am, Miss Kelly will be in RR84 from 1.30 - 2pm and my one will be on Thursday lunch in RR85 from 1.30 - 2pm. If you are going to the lunch time sessions, feel free to bring your lunch!

• For Geography awareness week, there are quizzes for you to complete each day. Today's one should be easy for you as it covers lots of cultural landmarks which we have talked about in class. Click HERE to enter. Remember, each entry goes in the draw for iTunes vouchers so get amongst it!