the creation of wage labor has normally pushed populations out of cities and to rural areas.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

The decline in the number of farmers in MDCs can best be described as a consequence ofGroup of answer choicesurban sprawl, including the development of rings of suburbs and exurbs around major metropolitan areas, which required larger amounts of farm production.the increase of populations in urban areas and the reduced population in rural areas.push/pull economic factors, including the lack of opportunity in rural areas and higher-paying jobs in urban areas.push/pull economic factors, including greater opportunities in rural areas and lower-paying jobs in urban areas.the spread of disease and starvation in rural areas, which quickly reduced the populations of farmers.

Urban populations have nonagricultural jobs, high density of houses, commercial buildings, towns and citiesSelect one:TrueFalse

Which of the following are reasons that the population shifted from rural to urban at the end of the 1800s? (Select all that apply.)Multiple select question.European immigrants settled in cities.Social opportunities were scarce in cities.Technology made agriculture more efficient.Cultural opportunities were more abundant in cities.Farms were downsizing as food demand decreased.

the move of peasants into wage labor arrangements was primarily driven by those new workers' desires to organize their own lives around profit-maximization.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

The shift in population caused by the Industrial Revolution lowered the population number living in rural areas to ______.6 percent50 percent40 percent90 percent