Question

What are the problems created by ultimate growth of human population in urban areas.

Answer 1

Urbanization:

1. It refers to the movement of a large population from the rural areas into the cities.
2. The reasons for urbanization are educational and employment opportunities.

Problems of urbanization:

1. An increase in the urban population has led to difficulties in getting a good place to live thereby forcing people to live in substandard shelters such as slums.
2. Slums do not have proper sewage disposals thereby creating sanitary problems and a lack of clean drinking water.