[1-10] Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in the gap. The first one has been done as an example (0).Example: (0). PROJECTIONS/ projectionsToday, population growth largely means urban population growth. United Nation (UN) (0. PROJECT)____ show the world’s rural population has already stopped growing, but the world can expect to add close to 1.5 billion (1. URBAN)____ in the next 15 years, and 3 billion by 2050. How the world meets the challenge of sustainable development will...
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[1-10] Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in the gap.
The first one has been done as an example (0).
Example: (0). PROJECTIONS/ projections
Today, population growth largely means urban population growth. United Nation (UN) (0. PROJECT)____ show the world’s rural population has already stopped growing, but the world can expect to add close to 1.5 billion (1. URBAN)____ in the next 15 years, and 3 billion by 2050. How the world meets the challenge of sustainable development will be (2. INTIMACY)___ tied to this process.
For many people, cities represent a world of new opportunities, including jobs. There is a powerful link between urbanization and economic growth. Around the world, tows and cities are responsible for over 80 per cent of the gross national product. While urban poverty is growing around the world, this is largely because many people – including the poor – are moving to urban areas.
The opportunities there extend beyond just jobs. Cities also offer greater opportunities for (3. SOCIETY)____ mobilization and women’s empowerment. Many young people, especially young women, regard the move to cities as an opportunity to escape traditional patriarchy and experience new freedoms. Urban areas also offer greater access to education and health services, including sexual and reproductive health care, further (4. PROMOTE)____ women’s empowerment and the realization of their reproductive right. This contributes to significantly reduces (5. FERTILE)___ in urban areas changing the trajectory of overall population growth.
This process, which is particularly (6. PRONUNCIATION)____ in Africa and Asia, where much of the world’s population growth is taking place, is also an enormous opportunity for sustainability if the right policies are put in place. Urban living has the potential to use resources more (7. EFFICIENCY)___, to create more sustainable land use and to protect the (8. DIVERSE) ____ of natural ecosystems.
Still, the face of (9. EQUAL)___ is increasingly an urban one. Too many urban residents grapple with extreme poverty, (10. EXCLUDE)_____, vulnerability and marginalization.
