WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What term is given to the increase in the number of persons living in cities/ towns?
A
Socialization
B
Urbanization
C
Population Growth
D
Industrialization
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: -Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices.

Detailed explanation-3: -Urbanisation means the process of concentration of the human population settling in an urban area. ‘Urban area’ refers to towns, cities, and suburbs.

Detailed explanation-4: -Today, some 56% of the world’s population – 4.4 billion inhabitants – live in cities. This trend is expected to continue, with the urban population more than doubling its current size by 2050, at which point nearly 7 of 10 people will live in cities.

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