Grade 9 Rural-Urban Migration

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3 questions

Refer to the above cartoon and list all the factors that attract people to the cities (pull factors) and force people to move away from rural areas (push factors) (16)

Refer to the above cartoon and mention what can be done to promote development in rural areas and attract people to these areas. (8)

Informal settlements arise as a result of rural-urban migration and a shortage of land/houses in cities.
Click here and work through the interactivity on Struggle for Dignity in Cape Town's informal setlements.

Land expropriation is an emotive and controversial issue. The fact that the government wants to expropriate land without compensation makes it even more controversial. After watching the following video express your own views on whether land should or should not be expropriated and how the government should go about it. (15)