Write a comparative note on urbanisation in Brazil and India.

1.	Write a comparative note on urbanisation in Brazil and India.
Answer» (i) Rate of urbanisation in higher in Brazil than in India. (ii) Growth of urbanisation in India has been slow. E.g. From 18% in 1961 to 31.2% in 2011. (iii) Growth of urbanisation in Brazil has been rapid. E.g. From 47.1% in 1960 to 84.6% in 2010. (iv) Urbanisation has been more in the southern part than in the Northern part of India. (v) Urbanisation in Brazil has been more in the coastal states of south and southeast than the states in the interior of the west and north. (vi) India’s rate of urbanisation has increased continously in a fluctuating rate. (vii) Brazil’s is rate of urbanisation has increased but in a diminishing rate.

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(i) Rate of urbanisation in higher in Brazil than in India.

(ii) Growth of urbanisation in India has been slow. E.g. From 18% in 1961 to 31.2% in 2011.

(iii) Growth of urbanisation in Brazil has been rapid. E.g. From 47.1% in 1960 to 84.6% in 2010.

(iv) Urbanisation has been more in the southern part than in the Northern part of India.

(v) Urbanisation in Brazil has been more in the coastal states of south and southeast than the states in the interior of the west and north.

(vi) India’s rate of urbanisation has increased continously in a fluctuating rate.

(vii) Brazil’s is rate of urbanisation has increased but in a diminishing rate.

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