Urbanisation

Syllabus tag: KCSE | Geography | Form 4 | Topic 38 Urbanisation

Lesson objectives

By the end of this topic, you should be able to:

• Define urbanisation and explain the factors influencing the growth of towns.
• Describe the functions of towns and the Kenyan case studies.
• Compare Nairobi with New York and Mombasa with Rotterdam.
• Explain the problems of urbanisation and their solutions.

Summary

Urbanisation is the increase in the proportion of people living in towns. Towns grow through rural-urban migration and natural increase, and their site and function explain their location. Kenya's towns include Nairobi (administrative and commercial), Mombasa (port), Thika (industrial), Kisumu (lake port) and Eldoret (agricultural collecting centre).