How Does the Pace of Urbanization in Developing Countries Contribute

question 165

Multiple Choice

How does the pace of urbanization in developing countries contribute to the food problem?

• A) People moving to cities cause disruptions in the transportation network.
• B) Hundreds of millions of people who lived in rural areas and produced food now live in cities.
• C) Expanding urban heat islands cause changes to the local climates.
• D) The most productive land is paved over to develop middle-class suburbs.
• E) People who live in cities adopt western-style diets that are heavy on meat consumption.

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