Urbanization Grade 12 Global Geography What is Urbanization
Urbanization Grade 12 Global Geography
What is Urbanization? A term often used in three senses: 1. The proportion of a country’s population who reside in urban areas. 2. The movement of people from rural areas to urban settings. 3. The physical expansion of towns and cities into rural areas
Early Communities
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People Moving into Urban Areas ► Canada is an Urban nation with 80% of our population living in Urban areas. § 90% of our population growth now happens in our 33 largest cities. ► Urbanization is occurring globally as population grows and people move to larger economic centers. § More than 50% of the worlds population now lives in urban areas § In 1900 this number was only 13% ► Urbanization is happening most rapidly in Developing Countries
Review: Push and Pull Factors Push Factors 1. Poverty and poor living conditions 2. No access to land 3. No education/health services 4. No jobs Pull Factors 1. Employment 2. Healthcare 3. Education opportunities 4. Availability of food 5. Entertainment
What is a city? ► In different countries there are different definitions for Urban areas § Canadian Urban Area: Persons living in continuously build-up areas having a population concentration of 1, 000 or more and a population density of 400 or more per square kilometre.
Definitions ► Hamlet – Less than 100 people ► Village – between 100 and 1000 ► Town – between 1000 and 10 000 ► City – between 10 000 and 1 000 ► Metropolis – btw 1 000 and 10 000 ► Megalopolis – Greater than 10 000 ► Conurbation - several megalopolises and metropolises joined together with a total population over 20 000. Ex. Bos. Ny. Wash
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