Urbanization & Globalization:

The growth of cities & uniting together

Growth of the cityGrowth of the city• Urbanization refers to a process in which an increasing

proportion of an entire population lives in cities and the suburbs of cities

• Urbanization is associated with industrialization (modernization)• In 1820, 5% of the US population lived in cities• 1830-1900 US industrializes• 1900: 50% lived in the cities, Today about 70% live in the cities

• In developing nations, urbanization is also occurring• In 1950, only 17% of people in developing nations lived in an

urban area• Today nearly 41% live in an urban area• The Earth itself is also becoming more urbanized.• 30% lived in urban areas in 1950, today 50% live in urban

areas

1. How much has urbanization increased in the past 50 years in both developed & developing countries?

#1 Tokyo, Japan

#3 Mexico City, Mexico

#4 New York City , USA

# 2 Seoul, South Korea

A Global CommunityA Global Community

• Globalization is a process by which the people of the world are unified into a single society and function together

• This can include economic, technological, cultural and political forces

Positive points of globalization

1. More competition leads to more educated people – since you are competing with the world you need to offer more

2. Poor countries like India & China are seeing their economies grow

Negative Aspects of Globalization

1. Wealthier nations/businesses take advantage of poorer people using them as cheap labor (sweatshops = more profits)

2. People in wealthy nations are losing jobs living since jobs move to cheaper areas