📚 Part 1: Understanding Urbanization

1. What is urbanization?

The movement of people from cities to rural areas

The growth and expansion of cities as people move from rural to urban areas

The building of new highways between cities

The creation of national parks in urban areas

2. Which factors contribute to urbanization? (Check all that apply)

Economic opportunities in cities

Better healthcare and education in urban areas

Industrialization

Rural farming becoming less profitable

3. Urbanization typically happens _____________ in developing countries compared to developed countries.

slower

faster

at the same rate

not at all

📊 Part 2: Effects Analysis Chart

4. Complete the chart below by listing effects of urbanization in each category:

Social Effects:

Developed Regions: _________________________________________________

Developing Regions: ________________________________________________

Economic Effects:

Developed Regions: _________________________________________________

Developing Regions: ________________________________________________

Environmental Effects:

Developed Regions: _________________________________________________

Developing Regions: ________________________________________________

5. What is one major difference between how urbanization affects developed versus developing regions?

6. Propose one solution to address a negative effect of urbanization:

Problem: ___________________________________________________________

Solution: __________________________________________________________

7. Do you think the benefits of urbanization outweigh the drawbacks? Explain your reasoning: