Immigration and Urbanization: Key Terms (Video Notes)

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms related to immigration, urbanization, and city growth during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.

Immigration

The movement of people from other countries to the United States to live and work; in this period, many came from Southern and Eastern Europe.

Urbanization

The growth of cities as populations migrate to urban areas and as immigration concentrates people there, creating larger labor pools and markets.

Rural-to-Urban Migration

The mass movement of people from the countryside to cities in search of jobs and economic opportunities.

Gilded Age

The late 19th century era of rapid industrial growth, urban expansion, and social change in the United States.

Progressive Era

Early 20th-century reform movement addressing urbanization, immigration, labor, and political corruption.

Labor Pool

A large supply of workers in a city that provides employers with hiring options and job seekers with employment opportunities.

Suburbs

Residential areas surrounding cities that grew as populations moved outward from urban cores.

Concentration of Population

A demographic shift where people become increasingly clustered in cities and the surrounding suburbs, rather than remaining in rural areas.

Global Urbanization Trend

The worldwide pattern of increasing urban populations and growth of cities and suburbs across many countries over centuries.