Understanding Urbanization
A Grade 6 social studies worksheet exploring the concept of urbanization, its causes, effects, and historical context.
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Understanding Urbanization
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge of urbanization.
1. What is urbanization?
2. Which of the following is a key characteristic of urbanization?
An increase in rural population
A decrease in city size
Growth of cities and towns
More people moving to farms
3. List three reasons why people might move from rural areas to cities.
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b.
c.
4. True or False: The Industrial Revolution played a significant role in increasing urbanization.
True
False
5. Match the effect of urbanization with its description.
1. Pollution
a. Not enough housing for everyone
2. Overcrowding
b. Harmful substances in air and water
3. Infrastructure Strain
c. Public services struggling to keep up
6. Imagine you live in a rapidly growing city. Describe one positive and one negative effect of this growth on your daily life.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
7. The movement of people from one place to another is called .
8. Cities are considered areas.
9. Many people moved to cities during the Industrial Revolution to work in .
10. Look at the image below. This image shows a modern city. What are two signs of urbanization you can identify in this picture?
