Important Trends in Understanding the Problems of Urban Growth Include

question 13

Multiple Choice

Important trends in understanding the problems of urban growth include

• A) the number of people living in urban areas is increasing worldwide
• B) the number and size of urban areas are increasing
• C) the rate of urban growth is faster in less-developed countries
• D) the number of urban poor is increasing
• E) all of these answers.

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