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6th Grade Social Studies Unit 3, Lesson 7:
Urbanization
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Urbanization
the movement of people from rural to urban areas
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The History of Urbanization
10,000 – 5,500 years ago
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The Industrial Revolution
260 – 160 years ago
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After World War II
Lagos, Nigeria
1945 - 2012
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ACTIVITY
Comparing Country Data
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A Country Example
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Urbanization in China
Xi'an, The southern edge in 2005
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Urbanization in China
Xi'an, The southern edge in 2009
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Urbanization in China
Xi'an, The southern edge in 2010
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Urbanization in China
• By the end of the 1940s, China had only 69 cities.
• In 2007, it had 670 cities, almost ten times as many.
• Increasing urbanization is the result of migration from villages, as well as natural increase, leading to the expansion of small towns which have been reclassified as cities.
• Of these cities, 89 have a population of over a million, compared to 37 in the United States and 32 in India.
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ACTIVITY
Analyzing Data on
Megacities
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Why do people move to cities?
Possible Push Factors Possible Pull Factors
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Why do people move to cities?
• Jobs
• More opportunities
• A chance for a better life
• Education
• A greater variety of goods
• A greater variety of cultural activities
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The Need for an Urban World
“Massive urbanization is the only way the world can survive the massive population increase. Urban areas offer a higher life expectancy and lower absolute poverty, and can provide essential services more cheaply and on a larger scale than rural areas. The problem has never been that cities are worse places to live - they are in fact much better for the poor - the problem is that cities have more and more people living in them and relying on their services.” - Dr. Mathias Hundsalz, coordinator of the United Nations Habitat Report
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Which area would be easier to supply with water and electricity?
Rural
Urban
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ACTIVITY
Analyzing Cartoons
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What are some problems of urbanization?
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Property of Oakland Schools
Author: Carol Egbo Editors: Amy Bloom and Kimberly Hase Galek
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