1. How does urbanization in the Third World differ from the urbanization in the First World ? In answering
this question, you will want to outline numeric trends on the scale of Third World urbanization. You will
also want to discuss the factors that influence urbanization in the Third World and how those factors vary
from those in the First World. Finally, you will want to discuss important social, economic, and
environmental problems in Third World urbanization.
2. What are issues surrounding urbanization in a Third World megacity of interest to you? In answering
this question you will first select a metropolis from the following List. Figure 2 on page 4 of Planet of
Slums provides a similar list to select from. Next, you will describe the megacity and discuss how and
why its population has grown so rapidly (statistics on population growth through time will help). Finally,
you will want to discuss important social, economic, and environmental problems that confront your
megacity