1 The Rural-Urban Divide Cities take up less than two percent of the Earth’s land surface‚ but are home to almost half of theworld’s population and utilize seventy-five percent of the Earth’s resources.In 1998 47 percent of the world’spopulation lived in cities as opposed to 29 percent in 1950.Globalization is leading to increased urbanization.According to the World Bank urban areas in developing countries account for an estimated 60 - 80 percent ofGDP.Urban populations mainly have greater access
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In poorer countries‚ many people from the countryside move to the cities. This is called rural-urban migration. There are so many reasons for this popular action. But it happens mainly because of better education and better standard of living. As it plays an important role in the growth and development of countries‚ rural-urban migration certainly has its positive effects. Firstly‚ more and more kids from rural areas will obtain better education. Education is necessary for the development of society
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this research study: 1. What are the differences between rural and urban areas? DifferenceBetween. (2014). Difference between Urban and Rural. http://www.difference between.info/difference-between-urban-and-rural. 2. In what ways do rural people live in order to meet their daily needs? Callanta‚ Ruth S. Poverty The Philippine Scenario. Makati: Bookmark Inc.‚ 1988. pp. 41. 3. What are the problems faced by the people who live in rural areas? Todaro‚ Michael.‚ Smith‚ Stephen. Economic Development
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’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’rural livelihood in india • ’ ’ ’ ’ ’Rural livelihood activities are outside houses ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ Rural livelihood involves living with and being sustained by nature.. For Example farmer * farming * herding * fishing * off-farm employment‚ * exploitation of natural resources through hunting and gathering. * forest product collection * women does house hold chores It is diverse but simple livelihood strategies Agriculture and food production plays a major role Child
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Rural Community vs. Urban Community Some people prefer the hustle and bustle of the city life while others prefer the relaxed and laid back life of the country. Living in a rural community and living in an urban community are completely different. Most people have their preference of where they would like to live. Your lifestyle will always be influenced by the society in which you choose to live. Some people find a rural life boring while other people find an urban life too chaotic. To some people
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Voting behaviour in rural and urban areas of Punjab Dr. Mughees Ahmed 1 Abstract The study of voting behavior of the rural and urban voters is the main objective of this paper. Ideological and biradari (clan‚ tribe) based considerations of voters are discussed in this case. Biradarism (casteism‚ tribalism) is the main component of this behavior. It has a very deep impact on political alignments of the people of Punjab. This factor gained more importance in the era of non-political governments
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more resources and education. However‚ rural area also has indispensable characters. In this essay‚ I will show you three differences between urban and rural areas based on my personal experience. Contrast Between Urban and Rural Areas After entering the college‚ I have broadened my insights about the world by contacting with urban areas and thereby observing a number of differences between cities and rural areas. As a child growing up in a primitive rural village‚ I was told to study in a city to
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The Urban and Rural Divide 1 Imagine life in Los Angeles. Now imagine life in a neighbouring rural California town. Finally‚ picture life in Cairo‚ Egypt. Which of these last two places is more different from Los Angeles? Many people might mistakenly choose Cairo because it is in a different country. In fact‚ city dwellers all over the world tend to have similar lifestyles‚ so the biggest differences are between Los Angeles and its smaller neighbour. Urban people and rural people‚ regardless
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Country Life versus City Life Have you ever wondered how people live in ithe country versus how people live in the city? The country lifestyle and the city lifestyle have a lot of differences‚ so I saw them as work‚. Let me tell about these The first difference is work. Both of them people usually work ‚ but how they work different . To begin with‚ farmers work outside and harvest. Employee of the company work inside and work on machine. Second‚ the country has small markets and the city has
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lives. As its modern facilities‚ some people prefer living in urban rather than in rural areas. However some debate that people will harm their health when live in big city. No one is wrong and everything has its own reason. I will discuss this controversy as the following paragraphs. As I have mentioned‚ big city attracts people for its modernization including health care system‚ entertainment‚ transportation and finally economy while rural city usually lacks of those things. Firstly‚ central hospitals
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