What term describes the process whereby an increasing proportion of the population lives in urban settlements?

What term describes the process whereby an increasing proportion of the population lives in urban settlements?

• A. Migration
• B. Suburbanisation
• C. Urbanisation
• D. Deforestation

Answer: (C)

Urbanisation is the process where a growing share of the population lives in urban settlements. It happens as people move from rural areas to cities and towns, and as cities attract more residents due to better jobs, services, and opportunities. Over time this shifts the balance so a larger proportion of people are urban dwellers, changing the structure of the population and often influencing land use, infrastructure, and the economy. Migration describes the act of moving from one place to another and can drive urbanisation, but it doesn’t by itself define the increasing urban share. Suburbanisation refers to people moving from city centers to surrounding suburbs, which changes urban form but doesn’t necessarily increase the overall proportion living in urban areas. Deforestation is unrelated to population distribution.

Urbanisation is the process where a growing share of the population lives in urban settlements. It happens as people move from rural areas to cities and towns, and as cities attract more residents due to better jobs, services, and opportunities. Over time this shifts the balance so a larger proportion of people are urban dwellers, changing the structure of the population and often influencing land use, infrastructure, and the economy.

Migration describes the act of moving from one place to another and can drive urbanisation, but it doesn’t by itself define the increasing urban share. Suburbanisation refers to people moving from city centers to surrounding suburbs, which changes urban form but doesn’t necessarily increase the overall proportion living in urban areas. Deforestation is unrelated to population distribution.