Graphic Organizer Migration Urbanization Causes Effects Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Page 1 of 17
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
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
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
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 26. 8. 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
Comparing Country Data Handout http://esa.un.org/unup/country-profiles/country-profiles_1.htm Nigeria Mexico United States Germany China Japan Democratic Republic of the Congo India Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Page 6 of 17
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 2050. What factor or event might cause these predictions to be wrong? Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Page 7 of 17
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 40 60 Mexico 75 25 United States 80 20 Germany 70 30 China 35 65 Japan 80 20 Democratic Rep. of the Congo 30 70 India 30 70 2. 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 2000. India and the Democratic Republic of the Congo were the least urbanized in 2000. 3. 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 2050. 9. These graphs show predictions for the year 2050. 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
Megacity Data Cities With 10 Million Inhabitants or More, 1950, 2007, and 2025 (in millions) 1950 2007 2025 1. New York-Newark 12.3 1. Tokyo, Japan 35.7 1. Tokyo, Japan 36.4 2. Tokyo, Japan 11.3 2. New York-Newark, 19 2. Bombay, India 26.4 3. Mexico City, Mexico 19 3. Delhi, India 22.5 4. Bombay, India 19 4. Dhaka, Bangladesh 22 5. São Paulo, Brazil 18.8 5. São Paulo, Brazil 21.4 6. Delhi, India 15.9 6. Mexico City, Mexico 21 7. Shanghai, China 15 7. New York-Newark 20.6 8. Calcutta, India 14.8 8. Calcutta, India 20.6 9. Dhaka, Bangladesh 13.5 9. Shanghai, China 19.4 10. Buenos Aires, Argentina 12.8 10. Karachi, Pakistan 19.1 11. Los Angeles-Long Beach- Santa Ana 12.5 11. Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo 16.8 12. Karachi, Pakistan 12.1 12. Lagos, Nigeria 15.8 13. Cairo, Eqypt 11.9 13. Cairo, Egypt 15.6 14. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11.7 14. Manila, Philippines 14.8 15. Osaka-Kobe, Japan 11.3 15. Beijing, China 14.5 16. Beijing, China 11.1 16. Buenos Aires, Argentina 13.8 17. Manila, Philippines 11.1 17. Los Angeles-Long Beach- Santa Ana 18. Moscow, Russian Federation 13.7 10.5 18. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13.4 19. Istanbul, Turkey 10.1 19. Jakarta, Indonesia 12.4 20. Istanbul, Turkey 12.1 21. Guangzhou, Guangdong, China 11.8 22. Osaka-Kobe, Japan 11.4 23. Moscow, Russian Federation 10.5 24. Lahore, Pakistan 10.5 25. Shenzen, China 10.2 26. Madras, India 10.1 27. Paris, France 10 City Population Data. Population Reference Bureau. 15 November 2012 <http://www.prb.org/educators/lessonplans.aspx>. Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Page 9 of 17
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