that there will be 22 megacities by 2015. Developing countries will have 18 of the 22 megacities in 2015. LEDCs vs MEDCs: Since 1950‚ the most rapid growth in urbanisation has occurred in LEDCs (Less Economically Developed Countries) in South America‚ Africa and Asia. Between 1950 and 1990‚ the urban population in LEDCs has doubled. In China‚ the urban population grew from 192 million to 375 million in 16 years. However‚ this is not the case in MEDCs‚ which instead face the phenomenon of counter-urbanisation
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Affect of Urbanization on Climate Throughout history man has always tried to find ways to make facilitate survival. Be that of inventing weapons or inventing the internal combustion engine‚ man has learned to adapt to the environment and use its resources in order to reduce the arduous task of surviving. Yet with all these inventions the one thing man has not learned to control is nature itself. Although one may try to manipulate it‚ it is in fact nature who is manipulating mankind. For it is shown
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Mary Toscano Mr.Karp Period 3 Renaissance DBQ During the Time period of The Renaissance was a time that many art‚ liteture and science advancements were made. People refer to this time period as the time period of ‘rebirth’ of learning that had been put on hold since the fall of Rome. The renaissance was a time of much advancement across the board. Throughout the time of the Renaissance there were numerous famous‚ artists‚ inventors and scientistists; some famous for one of those
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uzia Slusarczyk 11/20/11 Industrial Revolution DBQ Per. 7 The Beginning of a Modern Era The Industrial Revolution began in the 1700’s where major changes occurred in technology‚ agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ and mining. It began in England‚ in the textile industry. This effected many people‚ mostly farmers. People had to change the way they lived and where they worked. The Industrial Revolution resulted in new jobs and cities‚ new technology‚ and increased productivity
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Travelling and transporting goods were very inconvenient before railroads were built in 19th-century. According to Stephen Slavin‚ “Before railroads‚ shipping a ton of goods 400 miles could easily quadruple the price. But by rail‚ the same ton of goods could be shipped in a fraction of the time and one-twentieth of the cost.”1. These made the economies of the American West bad and difficult to improve. John Steele Gordon describes it as: “there really was no "American economy." Instead there was
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From 1492 to 1750 in the Americas and Africa‚ there were social and political changes such as a shift of power in the Americas--- the power going from the natives to European dominance‚ a change in the demographics of the Americas--- Europeans became a part of the population and the population of natives decreased dramatically‚ and a change in the demographics of Africa---Africans were taken from their homes and sold for slavery. In the Americas there was a dramatic political shift of power going
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Industrialization was sought mainly in the south due to the New Immigrants‚ migration into the U.S. The increase of immigrants was one of the causes of industrialization in the years 1865 to 1900‚ which allowed for a larger workforce. Other causes of industrialization were new inventions and the uprising of railroads. Some of the effects of the industrialization on U.S. society in the years 1865 to 1900 were mainly negative especially towards the civilians in the workforces. They dealt with harsh
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people were farmers and used to grow their own food. As a result of Industrialization and urbanization‚ families got themselves free from their traditional ties to the land and migrated to cities for a better life. Railroad brought together remote parts of the country. A huge number of immigrants came to America in waves from Europe‚ Africa and Asia and a large number of people from rural areas of America also moved to urban areas‚ which created more demand of consumer goods. This resulted in building
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Rapid urbanization began in the 1870s as people flocked to the cities. These urban centers quickly overcrowded‚ and many were divided into business‚ residential‚ social and ethnic centers. Among this chaos‚ corruption thrived as political bosses ran the city for their own personal gain and power. It appeared as if the nation was modernizing too fast because they were unable to deal with problems of urbanization. The changes in urban America in the late nineteenth century therefore are viewed to be
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Great Depression DBQ Essay Imagine this. You wake up one morning in the year 1929‚ in your luxurious‚ pricey mansion. You then make your way downstairs to eat that nice big breakfast. Then you kiss your family good bye and head off to your fancy job. You come home that evening and suddenly you’re flat broke. Meaning all your money and life’s savings vanished. Unreal right? Well it was real for hundreds of families on October 29‚ 1929. The day the stock market crashed and when
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