Urbanizing - A phenomenon that has been changing the world year by year since it fully began in the 18th century. But what is urbanization exactly? The true definition of it is a physical growth of urban areas, urban areas being cities, towns or conurbations, as a result of a global change Back then, approximately 2% of the worlds population had moved into urban areas. This massive population and urbanizing growth would continue on. But it wasn't until the 20th century came around, more exactly 1950, that we would actually see humongous results when the number had grown to a total of 30%. Most likely, based on the historical facts, the reason for this was that the WW2 had ended making people rebuild and move into cities, trying to make a better future. Another reason would be that before the war started, many people sought refuge in countries such as the US, in search for a safer and better future.
Today the worlds population is estimated to have more than 47% of it living in these urban areas, and is estimated to grow to 52% by 2015 and later a total of 60% as of 2030. Of course, this is only an estimated number.
The country or area that we see the most results from, are North America and Europe, due to the fact that mostly industry and work offices has made people expand and move to cities because it has become the center of attention, keeping in mind that the Western world is more "civilized" than other parts of the world.
Points on how to come up with good answers for your exam about statistics
• Read the statistic with caution: Many times when one reads different statistics, there are always big chances that some of the information is not interpreted the way it should be. For example, some of the statistics can be mixed up with one another, making the numbers and information that was supposed to help you useless for the answer o n your exam.
• Historical background: It is always good to have a some insight in what you are looking at. When observing and gathering information from graphs and statistic, you will most likely see that there are different dates to each graph. Having some historical knowledge will then help you write a bigger and better text, touching on various themes that the text might not have included in the first place,
• False information: Sometimes the statistic you are viewing can have information that is not true, that the is not legitimate. This can be misguiding, and make the paper or exam not fulfilling the criteria it was supposed to. Therefore it is always a good thing to make sure that the information you bring into your exams are both up to date and has at least 2 sources, referencing to the same numbers and dates.
