Which best describes a main reason many Western European nations joined NATO in 1949? To improve relations with Eastern Bloc countries.
To coordinate defenses of NATO countries against Soviet attacks.
To share a common currency across all NATO nations
To create a policy of using military force to combat terrorism

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