1 why do we say that it was natural fertility and high level of food production that were the causes of early urbanisation?
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Natural fertility refers the ability of mass to reproduce naturally without using any artificial and external means. Food production on the other hand refers to the ability of the society to produce their own food so it is available for the generation.
When we speak of urbanization, people migrate from rural to urban areas in search of food, facilities and shelter. In present time, this trend has also continued as even today people move from rural areas to urban areas in search of better job opportunities and living conditions.
Living conditions also refers to the availability of food resources for the people who migrate to the urban regions. As the mass or people are now living in the urban areas so they also look forward to reproduce and grow their numbers for their family.
Places that have better access to all services including food, employment and health services are usually selected by the people for settlement. So it is just not fertility and food sources, but other factors play a major role as well for urbanization.
Urbanisation happens because of the following factors:
• Increased migration of people to urban areas from the rural regions to search jobs and improve their living standards.
• Change in the composition and total distribution of the population.
• It happens due to push and pull factors that surround the unemployment and poverty.