Urbanization and its Consequences

Things to remember

• The process of converting rural areas into urban areas by providing various facilities like of urban area is known as urbanization.
• The word Urbanization derived from the latin word 'Urbal' that means civilized society. 
• Urban areas are classified into the different area on the basis of population size, space, and social and economic structure.
• Different types of urban areas are Municipality, Sub- metropolitan and Metropolitan.
• The minimum population size of Sub- metropolitan should be about 1,00,000.
• The annual revenue of Metropolitan should be atleast Rs. 400 million.