Migration. Urbanization

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1 Graphic Organizer Migration Urbanization Causes Effects Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Page 1 of 17

2 Big Idea Card Big Ideas of the Lesson 6, Unit 1 One important pattern of migration is urbanization, or the movement of people from rural to urban areas. The pace of urbanization on Earth has accelerated over time. At the present time over half of the world s population lives in urban areas. Urbanization offers the opportunity to deliver important services like water, electricity, education, and health care in more efficient ways. Urbanization also comes with problems such as air pollution, traffic congestion, slums, poverty, and lack of green space. Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Page 2 of 17

3 Word Cards 28 urbanization the movement of people from rural to urban areas Example: Urbanization has resulted in the fact that over half the people in the world now live in urban areas. (SS060307) 29 megacity a city with over 10 million people Example: The number of megacities on the Earth is steadily growing. (SS060307) 30 slum a run-down area of a city with inadequate housing and lack of services such as water and sanitation Example: Slums have become a part of many, many large cities on Earth. (SS060307) Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Page 3 of 17

4 PowerPoint Notes page 1 1. Why would the growth of factories contribute to urbanization? 2. Describe the demographic trend shown on Slide 6: 3. According to the graph on Slide 7, what are demographers predicting for Africa and Asia in terms of urban population growth? 4. Describe what the series of Slides 8 to 19 show: 5. Make a similar sketch of China and shade in the areas with the highest urban populations: Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Page 4 of 17

5 PowerPoint Notes page 2 6. Describe some of the changes that took place in the city of Xi an between 2005 and 2010: 7. Describe the demographic trend shown on the two graphs on Slide Why do people move to cities? Possible Pull Factors Possible Push Factors 9. What does the quotation mean? 10. Describe the problems shown: Slide 34 Slide 35 Slide 36 Slide 37 Slide 38 Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Page 5 of 17

6 Comparing Country Data Handout Nigeria Mexico United States Germany China Japan Democratic Republic of the Congo India Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Page 6 of 17

7 Comparing Country Data Worksheet 1. Calculate the urban to rural ratio in each of the following countries for the year 2000 Country % urban % rural Nigeria Mexico United States Germany China Japan Democratic Rep. of the Congo India 2. What are two comparisons relating to urbanization can be drawn from this data: 3. According to the graphs the country that is urbanizing at the slowest rate is. 4. Which countries had more urban people than rural people in 2010? 5. What do these countries listed in number 4 above have in common? 6. The country likely to have highest proportion of people living in cities in 2050 is. 7. How does the pattern of urbanization in Nigeria compare to that of China? 8. How does the pattern of urbanization in Mexico compare to that of the United States? 9. These graphs show predictions for the year What factor or event might cause these predictions to be wrong? Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Page 7 of 17

8 Comparing Country Data Answer Sheet 1. Calculate the urban to rural ratio in each of the following countries for the year 2000 Country % urban % rural Nigeria Mexico United States Germany China Japan Democratic Rep. of the Congo India What are two comparisons relating to urbanization can be drawn from this data: The United States and Japan were the most urbanized of these countries in India and the Democratic Republic of the Congo were the least urbanized in According to the graphs the country that is urbanizing at the slowest rate is India. 4. Which countries had more urban people than rural people in 2010? United States, Germany and Japan 5. What do these countries listed in number 4 above have in common? They are all more developed countries. 6. The country likely to have highest proportion of people living in cities in 2050 is Japan. 7. How does the pattern of urbanization in Nigeria compare to that of China? The year at which the urban and rural proportions of people became equal happened in about the same year. 8. How does the pattern of urbanization in Mexico compare to that of the United States? The pattern was different in 1950 but will likely be about the same in These graphs show predictions for the year What factor or event might cause these predictions to be wrong? Possible answers: climate change, conflict in a country Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Page 8 of 17

9 Megacity Data Cities With 10 Million Inhabitants or More, 1950, 2007, and 2025 (in millions) New York-Newark Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan New York-Newark, Bombay, India Mexico City, Mexico Delhi, India Bombay, India Dhaka, Bangladesh São Paulo, Brazil São Paulo, Brazil Delhi, India Mexico City, Mexico Shanghai, China New York-Newark Calcutta, India Calcutta, India Dhaka, Bangladesh Shanghai, China Buenos Aires, Argentina Karachi, Pakistan Los Angeles-Long Beach- Santa Ana Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Karachi, Pakistan Lagos, Nigeria Cairo, Eqypt Cairo, Egypt Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Manila, Philippines Osaka-Kobe, Japan Beijing, China Beijing, China Buenos Aires, Argentina Manila, Philippines Los Angeles-Long Beach- Santa Ana 18. Moscow, Russian Federation Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Istanbul, Turkey Jakarta, Indonesia Istanbul, Turkey Guangzhou, Guangdong, China Osaka-Kobe, Japan Moscow, Russian Federation Lahore, Pakistan Shenzen, China Madras, India Paris, France 10 City Population Data. Population Reference Bureau. 15 November 2012 < Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Page 9 of 17

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