Population Growth Reading Comprehension Activity
Passage 1: Urbanization and Population Growth
Urbanization is the process by which an increasing proportion of the
population lives in cities and urban
areas rather than rural regions.
This trend
has been ongoing for centuries
, but it has accelerated significantly in recent
decades due to factors such as
ndustrialization, globalization, and rural-to-
urban migration. As people
move to cities in search of better economic
opportunities and improved living
standards, urban populations swell,
leading to challenges such as overcrowding
, inadequate infrastructure
, and
environmental degradation.
Questions:
1. What is urbanization, and how does it differ from rural living?
2. Why has urbanization accelerated in recent decades?
3. What are some factors that contribute to rural-to-urban migration?
4. What challenges arise from rapid urbanization?
5. How does urbanization impact infrastructure in cities?
6. Describe one environmental consequence of urbanization.
7. What measures can governments take to manage the effects of
urbanization?
8. Discuss one positive aspect of urbanization.