For this homework activity, you will find and examine indicators of urbanization for your four selected countries. Compile Parts A, B, and C into a single document (Save as a PDF file type)

There are three parts to this exercise:

1. Urban growth trends (Table)

2. Largest cities (List and screen shots)

3. Discussion (written narrative)

Part A: Urban growth trends

Create a table that includes the following 5 urban growth indicators for your four countries. Links to finding the urban growth indicators are outlined below.

My four countries are: Afghanistan, Philippines, Mexico, Japan

Table: Urban growth trends (SAMPLE)

Ireland

Ukraine

Tajikistan

Percentage of population in urban areas

Percentage urban of region or sub-region (please name the region)

Average Annual Rate of Change of the Urban Population (per cent)

1950-1955

Average Annual Rate of Change of the Urban Population (per cent)

1990-1995

Average Annual Rate of Change of the Urban Population (per cent)

2010-2015

Informal Employment (Labor) Share of Total

· Percentage of population in urban and rural areas can be found here https://population.un.org/wup/Country-Profiles/

· Percentage urban by region or subregion can also be found here https://population.un.org/wup/Country-Profiles/ (please specify the region or sub-region)

· Average Annual Rate of Change of the Urban Population (per cent)

· https://population.un.org/wup/

· Select: Interactive Data

· Select: Average Annual Rate of Change of the Urban Population (per cent)

· Use regional nested lists to select (check box) all four of your countries.

· Click Next

· On the year selection page, select only these three time periods (blue indicates it is selected):

· 1950-1955

· 1990-1995

· 2010-2015

· Click next

· Informal Employment (Labor) Share of Total, Non-Agricultural (Percent)

· This data can be accessed here on Google Public Data:

· https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=n4ff2muj8bh2a_&ctype=l&strail=false&bcs=d&nselm=h&met_y=LABINFORMSHR&fdim_y=scenario:1&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&rdim=world&idim=world:world&ifdim=world&ind=false

please follow the document