Questions 1-10
Complete the note below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Cities today
- account for 3% of our planet’s land area
- produce less 1 than non-urban areas
The advantages of more people moving to the city
- some 2 would recover
- more energy efficient for services like electricity and water
- 3 in the city is more environmentally friendly
- Recycling: energy could be generated from the methane gas from 4
- Population: urban women
- start a family much later
- are more likely to gain 5 at work
The downsides of living in the city
- possible loss of 6 amongst some migrants
- the higher 7 rate among the population
- the poor quality of the 8
- Economic factors: increased 9 in a population leads to more energy consumption
- citizens may find the quantity of daily 10 stressful