Which was one of the major economic differences between the North and South before the Civil War? 1.The South was much larger than the North and had more factories
2.Fewer southern farmers than northern farmers owned land
3.The South produced a wider variety of products compared to the North
4.The economy of the South was dependent on slave labor

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