Question

As of 2010, about __________ of the Earth's total population lived in urban areas.

Answer 1

54% of people today live in urban areas, so the best answer would be C. One-half

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is C: One-half

Explanation:

From the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, onwards, the process of urbanization, which means, the growth of population in urban areas, be it through migration of people from rural to urban areas, or through births inside urbanized locations, has grown exponentially, to the point at which, we talk more about an urbanized world, to the detriment of the rural areas. According to the latest data provided by the The World Bank, and the UN in its United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision, by 2010, around the world, the percentage of people living in urbanized areas had reached a total of 51.66%, which means, a half of the population. This is why C is the correct answer.