Explain with examples the ‘population size’ criteria used by most countries to define urban areas.
Mention any two characteristics of sub-urbanisation.
Characteristics of sub-urbanisation :
(i) People move away from congested urban areas to cleaner areas outside the city in search of better quality of living.
(ii) Everyday thousands of people commute from their homes in the suburbs to their workplaces in the city .
‘‘The knowledge about nature is extremely important to develop technology.’’ Support this statement by giving three examples.