Unit 3 Lesson 7: Comparing Country Data Worksheet

1. Calculate the urban to rural ratio in each of the following countries for the year 2000
Country

% urban

% rural

Nigeria
Mexico
United States
Germany
China
Japan
Democratic Rep. of the Congo
India
2. What are two comparisons relating to urbanization can be drawn from this data:

3. According to the graphs the country that is urbanizing at the slowest rate is _____________.

4. Which countries had more urban people than rural people in 2010?

5. What do these countries listed in number 4 above have in common?

6. The country likely to have highest proportion of people living in cities in 2050 is _____________.

7. How does the pattern of urbanization in Nigeria compare to that of China?

8. How does the pattern of urbanization in Mexico compare to that of the United States?

9. These graphs show predictions for the year 2050. What factor or event might cause these
predictions to be wrong?