UNIT 7: URBANIZATION - EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 2:
Urbanization is the movement of people from the country to cities and the growth of urban areas. It happens because there are often more opportunities in cities. ___(1)___. Here are a few problems caused by urbanization and some ideas to solve them.
Poverty: Urban areas have a higher cost of living, ___(2)___. These areas have high crime rates and only basic sanitation, and the people living there often have no access to healthcare. A solution for these issues would be to increase the number of social workers and police and have them provide service to these areas. ___(3)___, and have the city government build better quality, low-cost housing.
Pollution: Large populations create lots of waste. This can be too much for sanitation services to handle, so some areas can get very dirty. One option is to have volunteers clean up these places and have more trash cans installed. ___(4)___.
___(5)___: People in cities often use private cars to get to work and school. This leads to heavy road congestion and causes lots of air pollution. To solve this problem, many cities don't let people drive private vehicles in the city center. This can reduce the amount of traffic by making people use public transportation.
In conclusion, urbanization can cause a lot of problems for people living in cities. Poor living standards, unclean environments, and congested traffic are just some of the issues. Solving the problems of urbanization is one of the biggest challenges for modern society.
(Adapted from ILSW)