Question

Urbanization is characterized by which of the following features?

1. Increase in rural population and decrease in urban population
2. Shift of population from urban to rural areas
3. Population shift from rural to urban areas, and decrease in rural population proportion
4. Stagnant population growth in both urban and rural areas

• A. 3 only
• B. None of these
• C. 4 only
• D. All

Answer 1

Answer:

A. 3 only

• Urbanization refers to the population shift from rural to urban areas, the corresponding decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which societies adapt to this change