The original purpose of the day of the dead celebrations was to
a. bring the dead back to life
c. make up for the shortcomings of the dead
b. persuade the gods to the dead
d. prepare the dead for the afterlife

Urban growth invariably feeds increased commercialization and industrialization. it requires continually expanding land areas. when urbanization rates are high, and countries do not have the institutional and managerial capacities or economic wherewithal to manage such rapid growths, they exert intense pressure on the types and nature of the resulting settlements. they contribute to the development of overcrowded slums and shanty towns without adequate essential services and necessary infrastructure.-by asit k. biswas and cecilia tortajada