Question

According to demographer Kingsley Davis, in the modern world, the process of urbanization follows a(n)______.A. bell-shaped curve B. circular function C. S curve D. straight line

Answer 1

C. S curve

Step-by-step explanation:

A graphic model that plots (percent) levels of urbanization on the y-axis vs. time on the x-axis.

The outcome seems to be a "S" curve flattened.

Depending on More Developed Countries experience over the past 250 years or so model separated into 3 stages, depending on urbanization rates (curve slope):

• Initial phase: mostly rural, low and stable urban population, around 10 percent (pre-industrial societies).
• Stage of acceleration: mass migration from rural to urban areas, rapid development (industrializing societies).
• Terminal Stage: 70% -85% urban inhabitants, low rates of urban growth (post-industrial societies).