South and East Asia contain almost half the world’s population. India and China account over a third...

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South and East Asia contain almost half the world’s population. India and China account over a third of the world’s population by themselves. As in the other regions we’ve studied, urban areas in these realms are growing rapidly, yet India and China still contain significant rural populations. What are the factors that contribute to India and China still having such large rural populations? Why might people from these rural areas seek to move to urban areas? Are there any benefits to these populations remaining rural?

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There are certain specific reasons why India and China, despite the growth in the trend of 
urbanization in South and East Asia, still have significant rural populations. The primary reason 
for having such significant rural populations is that; both the nations, despite of being considered 
as emerging economies and emerging leaders in technological innovations are agriculture-
oriented (IndiaSpend, 2012).

South and East Asia contain almost half the world’s population. India and China account over a third of the world’s population by themselves. As in the other regions we’ve studied, urban areas in...

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