WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the mass movement from farms to cities called?
A
immigration
B
colonization
C
industrialization
D
urbanization
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Urbanization (or urbanisation) refers to the population shift from rural to urban areas, the corresponding decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which societies adapt to this change.

Detailed explanation-2: -Urbanization refers to the mass movement of populations from rural to urban settings and the consequent physical changes to urban settings.

Detailed explanation-3: -Urbanization is defined by the United Nations as movement of people from rural to urban areas with population growth equating to urban migration.

Detailed explanation-4: -Now, urbanization process can be divided into four stages: initial stage, acceleration stage, deceleration stage, and terminal stage. Also it can be divided into three stages: initial stage, celerity stage (including acceleration stage and deceleration stage), and terminal stage.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are three types of urbanisation concepts ⦁ Over-urbanisation. ⦁ Under-urbanisation. ⦁ De-urbanisation.

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