Read the following passage to gain a better understanding of the vocabulary word.
During the Industrial Revolution, many people left farms for cities, attracted by the job opportunities to be found in factories. As investors found that factories produced a profit, they invested those profits in building more factories, which attracted still more workers from farms. Older cities expanded rapidly, while new cities sprang up around factories. This movement of the population from rural areas to cities is called urbanization. Urbanization increased as industry grew.
Which of the follow are context words or phrases in the passage to help you understand what “urbanization” means?
A. “Factories produced a profit”
B. “Many people left farms for cities”
C. “Building more factories”
D. “They invested those profits”
E. “Movement of the population from rural areas to cities”
F. “Industry grew”
Answer: B, E, F