Urbanization is the process of increasing urban population and its influence on culture. This process is most accurately described as:

• A. Globalization
• B. Suburbanization
• C. Industrialization
• D. Urbanization

Answer: (D)

Increasing the share of people living in cities and the cultural changes that accompany city life is what urbanization describes. This term fits best because it names both the demographic shift toward urban areas and the way culture is influenced by that urban environment. Globalization centers on worldwide connections and flows, not specifically where people live, so it doesn’t define the population change in cities. Suburbanization describes people moving from cities to suburbs, which is the opposite trend. Industrialization focuses on building a factory-based economy, which can accompany urban growth but isn’t the population-and-culture shift itself. So urbanization is the precise term for the process described.