Cities Advantages and Disadvantages
Noise
Leader problems
Not enough work, unemployment Lots of people are lining up to apply for a few jobs that are available. Who will work and who won’t have a job?
Concentrated garbage
crowding
Disadvantages Noise Leader problems Not enough work or unequal work creating unequal education and wealth Concentrated garbage and pollution Crowding and expensive housing (maybe homeless people)
More disadvantages Covers farmland and forests Bigger targets for enemies More disease and it spreads If something happens to the food surplus, more people go hungry Gangs More crime
Covering farmland and forests
Bigger target for enemies
Diseases spread
Gangs
Unequal education and job opportunities, creates rich and poor people
Even more disadvantages Traffic Greater damage from a fire or natural disaster
Traffic problems
More damage from fires and natural disasters
Advantages Organized water, sewer, garbage and electricity Shared protection (firemen, police, emergency systems, walls, armies) Taxes pay for common services (TV stations, radio stations, cell phone towers) Variety of food More entertainment Close together, easy to visit
Need to organize the water supply
Taxes support our protection armiespolice
Shared communication systems Cell phone towersatellite
A variety of food
Shared entertainment