What is urbanization?
A. the sociological study of cities
B. those persons and institutions that have a stake in an increase in the value of urban land and that constitute a power elite in most cities
C. a relatively large, dense, and permanent settlement of socially heterogeneous individuals
D. the concentration of people in urban areas
Ans: D
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