GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

NATURAL HAZARDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The process of building homes, parking lots, roads, etc. is called?
A
deconstruction
B
urbanization
C
deforestation
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -urbanization, the process by which large numbers of people become permanently concentrated in relatively small areas, forming cities.

Detailed explanation-2: -Urbanisation is the increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation occurs because people move from rural areas (countryside) to urban areas (towns and cities). This usually occurs when a country is still developing.

Detailed explanation-3: -Urbanization is a word for becoming more like a city. When populations of people grow, the population of a place may spill over from city to nearby areas. This is called urbanization. Maybe tall apartment buildings spring up on what had been the outskirts of town, bringing more people there to live and work.

Detailed explanation-4: -It may describe the process by which areas are transformed from rural or semi-rural to urban. This means those areas start to display the characteristics of towns and cities, such as increased population, housing and social infrastructure, transport infrastructure (roads and railways) and leisure and other facilities.

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