1. Section 1: Population Change Section 2: Urban Life
CHAPTER 16
Population and Urbanization
Section 1: Population Change
Section 2: Urban Life

2. Question: What factors influence changes in population rates?
SECTION 1
Population Change
Question:
What factors influence changes in population rates?

3. RATES OF POPULATION CHANGE
SECTION 1
Population Change
RATES OF POPULATION CHANGE
Region
Growth Rate (%)
Death Rate
Birthrate
Deaths
Live Births
Total Pop.
North
South
East
West
443,592
10,983
5,940 25 13
1.2
373,022
5,842
2,957 16 8
0.8
672,184
13,401
8,022 20 12
0.8
801,835
27,477
10,026 34 13
2.1

4. SECTION 2
Urban Life
Question:
What models have been produced to explain the structure of cities, and what theories have been put forth to explain city life?

5. Multiple-Nuclei Model
SECTION 2
Urban Life
MODELS
THEORIES
Concentric Zone Model
City spreads outward from center, resulting in a series of circles, or zones.
Anomie Theory
City anonymous and unfriendly and carries negative consequences for residents.
Compositional Theory
Greater diversity of city residents leads to greater variety of lifestyles.
Sector Model
City grows in wedge-shaped sectors outward from center to edges of city.
Subcultural Theory
People can find others with similar interests in diverse cities; some people form close ties.
Multiple-Nuclei Model
City develops around several centers of activity, or “nuclei,” devoted to specialized land use.

6. Chapter Wrap-Up CHAPTER 16
1. Describe the three demographic variables that determine the size of a population and the population’s composition and distribution.
2. What are some of the programs that have been used to control population growth?
3. Describe how cities evolved throughout history and explain why urbanization is such a recent event.
4. What models do sociologists use to explain the structure of cities?
5. What social problems has urbanization helped to create?