Chapter 9, Section 3

1. The biggest problem that this area has with the urbanization of its population is the sharp clashing of the rich and poor districts of the cities. This causes megacities to have problems with housing, employment, maintaining infrastructure, crime, and traffic.

2. The two most determining factors of the healthcare of a region are the economy and standards of living.

Creative Writing: If I had a choice between living in a rural area in South America and living in a city, I would choose the city. In a city, the lifestyle would be much more industrialized, leaving with more job offers for my family as long as we do not live in an overpopulated region. In that region, healthcare is also more likely to be an improvement as their would most likely be a higher population and thus a higher demand for good healthcare, which I suppose could also mean a decline in service because people of medical profession could be busy with other people.