SOC 120 Check Point Urbanization Trends

Resources: Ch. 15 of Society and the UOPX Library

 

Compose a 200- to 300-word response to the following:

   

• Explain urban growth trends in the world’s poorest countries. What causes urbanization in poor countries?
• Choose a major city in a poor, developing country and research how urbanization has occurred in this city. Try search terms such as “history of urbanization in (name of city).”
• Discuss the statistical data and the implications of the urbanization of your chosen city.

 

Cite 2 to 3 sources from the UOPX Library in your written response. You may also refer to the Recommended Web Sites list in the Electronic Resources section at the beginning of this syllabus for additional sources