Urbanization

Urbanization:The movement of people from rural areas (the country) to urban areas (cities).About 43% of the world's people live in cities today.In the U.S about 79% of the population is urban.

UrbanizationUrban population grows in two ways:

Natural increase (more births than deaths) Immigration.

Push/Pull Factors of UrbanizationPush: Overpopulated rural areas force migration to cities in search of jobs, food, and housing.

Pull: Cities offer:

Jobs HousingEntertainmentModern Living

Rural Areas:

The “countryside”Areas outside major cities and towns.Low population

Suburban Areas:Small communities built on the outskirts of cities. Most people move to the “suburbs” to flee the negatives of big city living.

EX. Crime, congestion, and noise.

Primate city:A city which has more than twice the population of the next largest city in a nation (or contains over one third of the entire population of the nation)Usually the capital city Often very expressive of the national culture.

EX. Paris, London, Mexico cityThe USA lacks a primate city

Urban Sprawl:

The uncontrolled spreading of urban development into undeveloped land around a cityDrawbacks:a. Strains city services like

firefighting and building schoolsb. Makes transportation difficultc. Uses up more land and affects

the environment

Common problems of

Urbanization

Traffic and congestionNoiseAir, water, soil pollution.Worsened sanitationCrime.

Urbanization Questions(on a separate sheet of paper)1) What is urbanization and what caused it to

begin?2) What are rural areas? 3) What is Urban Sprawl and what does it bring

with it?4) List four push factors and four pull factors

that lead to urbanizationPUSH FACTORS:1)2)3)4)

PULL FACTORS:1)2)3)4)

5) As San Antonio’s urban area grows, how will the area around Judson HS change in the coming years?