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Urbanization

Urbanization. Urbanization:. The movement of people from rural areas (the country) to urban areas (cities). About 43% of the world's people live in cities today. In the U.S about 79% of the population is urban. Urbanization. Urban population grows in two ways:

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Urbanization

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  1. Urbanization

  2. Urbanization: • The movement of people from rural areas (the country) to urban areas (cities). • About 43% of the world's people live in cities today. • In the U.S about 79% of the population is urban.

  3. Urbanization • Urban population grows in two ways: • Natural increase (more births than deaths) • Immigration.

  4. Push/Pull Factors of Urbanization • Pull: Cities offer: • Jobs • Housing • Entertainment • Modern Living • Push: Overpopulated rural areas force migration to cities in search of jobs, food, and housing.

  5. Rural Areas: • The “countryside” • Areas outside major cities and towns. • Low population

  6. Suburban Areas: • Small communities built on the outskirts of cities. • Most people move to the “suburbs” to flee the negatives of big city living. • EX. Crime, congestion, and noise.

  7. Primate city: • A city which has more than twice the population of the next largest city in a nation (or contains over one third of the entire population of the nation) • Usually the capital city • Often very expressive of the national culture. • EX. Paris, London, Mexico city • The USA lacks a primate city

  8. Urban Sprawl: • The uncontrolled spreading of urban development into undeveloped land around a city • Drawbacks: • Strains city services like firefighting and building schools • Makes transportation difficult • Uses up more land and affects the environment

  9. Common problems of Urbanization • Traffic and congestion • Noise • Air, water, soil pollution. • Worsened sanitation • Crime.

  10. Urbanization Questions(on a separate sheet of paper) 1)What is urbanization and what caused it to begin? 2)What are rural areas?  3)What is Urban Sprawl and what does it bring with it? 4)List four push factors and four pull factors that lead to urbanization PUSH FACTORS: 1) 2) 3) 4) PULL FACTORS: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) As San Antonio’s urban area grows, how will the area around Judson HS change in the coming years?

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