GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Industrial growth in the United States has most directly contributed to the process of-urbanization. Which advance accelerated the settlement of western regions of the United States and Canada during the nineteenth century? ANS: Construction of railroads.

Detailed explanation-2: -Owing most of their population growth to the expansion of industry, U.S. cities grew by about 15 million people in the two decades before 1900. Many of those who helped account for the population growth of cities were immigrants arriving from around the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -The following four innovations proved critical in shaping urbanization at the turn of the century: electric lighting, communication improvements, intracity transportation, and the rise of skyscrapers.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Industrial Revolution brought rapid urbanization or the movement of people to cities. Changes in farming, soaring population growth, and an ever-increasing demand for workers led masses of people to migrate from farms to cities. Almost overnight, small towns around coal or iron mines mushroomed into cities.