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Differences Between An Urban And Rural Settlement?
What is the difference between an urban and rural settlement?

Urban areas can include town and cities whereas Rural areas include villages. Urban areas are posh like areas, the urban areas are known for their advanced civic amenities, opportunity for education, facilities for transport, business and social interaction and overall a better life for people living in urban areas. On the other, the rural areas are more dependent on natural resources and events. The rural areas do not have any traffic problems. The rural areas have one culture that everybody follows which makes the people have better understanding within them. Whereas the people in Urban areas come from various different cultures.

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There are overall more advantages in urban areas, because there is opportunity for jobs, better education, hospitals, etc. Urbanization occured in MDCs as that promoted the place and people started to migrate into the urban areas.

17. Prior to 1950s, why was urbanization found in MDCs rather than LDCs.

Urbanization was found in MDcs because it took place in the industrialization period in Europe during the nineteenth and early twentieth century. As mentioned earlier people moved from rural areas to urban areas for better opportunities and rapid urbanization took place in MDCs.

18. List the 3 reasons why urbanization has occurred since 1950s in LDCs.

1) People from rural areas are moving to urban areas at a high scale due to the population pressure and the lack of resources in the rural areas. 2) People move to rural areas for better job opportunities, they believe they will get proper education, free services, better jobs, better health care, etc. 3) Decrease in death rates while birth rates remain high.

19. What are “million cities?” List the top 5.

1. Tokyo (Japan) 27.2
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This model is related to the concentric model because this model also shows that the high residential areas are always the furthest away from the industry. Pollution free, quiet, it’s for the rich people, and the middle class people also live near the commuter’s in both models.

34. Hoyt's sector model is simply a concentric model modified to account for the impact of transportation systems on accessibility.
(http://lewishistoricalsociety.com/wiki2011/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=93)
(http://www.slideshare.net/SUKHBIRDV/sector-theory)
(https://www.boundless.com/sociology/textbooks/boundless-sociology-textbook/population-and-urbanization-17/urbanization-and-the-development-of-cities-123/the-structure-of-cities-694-10482/)

35. Label the below model. Color each sector a different color and create a key to the right of the model noting the color, the number and type of activity that goes on in each ring. Be sure to color the same numbers, the same

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