Urbanization
Definition
Urbanization refers to the process where an increasing percentage of a country's population comes to live in towns and cities rather than rural areas.
Analogy
Imagine ants moving from scattered locations around your yard into one large anthill. That's urbanization - people moving from spread-out rural areas into densely populated cities.
Related terms
Industrial Revolution: A period during which predominantly agrarian, rural societies in Europe and America became industrial and urban. Like upgrading from using manual tools for farming (like hoes) to using advanced machinery (like tractors).
Gentrification: The process of renovating and improving a house or district so that it conforms to middle-class taste. It's like giving an old, worn-out teddy bear a makeover to make it look brand new and fancy.
Suburbanization: The process of population movement from urban areas to suburbs. It’s like when the ants decide the anthill is too crowded and start creating smaller colonies around the main hill.
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- How did the Market Revolution impact urbanization?
- Which cultural trend emerged as a result of increasing urbanization and industrialization in late-19th-century America?
- What cultural trend emerged in response to increased urbanization in the late nineteenth century U.S.?
- Which cultural trend emerged during the Market Revolution due to increased industrialization and urbanization?
- Which cultural trend became more prominent as a result of urbanization during the Market Revolution?
- How did the introduction of railroads in the mid-19th century influence urbanization in America?
- What cultural trend emerged as a result of increased urbanization during the period of industrial capitalism?
- What was one major cause of the industrialization and urbanization that characterized the Gilded Age in America?
- What was one key result of urbanization and immigration during the Gilded Age?
- What important event marked a significant shift towards urbanization during America's Gilded Age?
- What 19th-century invention greatly influenced the urbanization and industrial growth in the United States during Period 6?
- Which economic factor contributed to urbanization during the late nineteenth century?
- Which factor most directly contributed to urbanization during both the Market and Technological Revolutions?
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