G12 - Unit 2 - URBANIZATION - KEY - Opposite Meaning

Urbanization has many adverse effects on the structure of society as gigantic concentrations of people compete for limited resources.

The absence of effective and representative government exacerbates urban environmental health problems.

Most of the world's largest cities are considerably smaller by the year 2000 than had been expected. 

Cities are like magnets, with the potential to take care of everything from the most basic needs to the most intangible desires.

The proportion between public and private space in such spontaneous urbanization is invariably less than 1:10.

Many people move to urban areas seeking for job opportunity as well as stable employment.

His decision had been made on the spur of the moment. 

Unregulated, unplanned urban sprawl is often the cheapest option in the short run - but the long-run costs to society, the economy and the environment can be dire.

The police finally arrested the notorious criminal. 

The indiscriminate use of pesticides has wiped out many rare species.