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Explain the concept:Urbanization |
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Answer» (i) Urbanisation is a process of the concentration of population in a city or urban area. Increasing population is one major reason for urbanisation. (ii) A few other factors affecting urbanisation are air, water and the economic as well as social organisations necessary for community life. (iii) In the context of post-independence India, the increase in urban population is also due to factors such as a reduction in the mortality rate, industrialisation, unavailability of means of livelihood in rural areas, job opportunities in cities and the resulting migration. |
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