USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Making items in factories caused people to move into cities. This is called-
A
urbanization
B
mass production
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Urbanization refers to the concentration of human populations into discrete areas. This concentration leads to the transformation of land for residential, commercial, industrial and transportation purposes. It can include densely populated centers, as well as their adjacent periurban or suburban fringes (see Figure 1).

Detailed explanation-2: -Some of the major health problems resulting from urbanization include poor nutrition, pollution-related health conditions and communicable diseases, poor sanitation and housing conditions, and related health conditions.

Detailed explanation-3: -The main causes of urbanization are industrialization, commercialization, rural-urban change, change in the way of living, employment opportunities, social benefits, etc. Urbanization is a process where the population shifts from rural to urban areas due to various factors.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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