Urban growth: Mexico City challenges

"Crecimiento urbano: los retos de la Ciudad de México"
Spanish B1 writing exercise

An overview of Mexico City’s rapid urban growth and its main challenges.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "growth", "traffic", "urban", "access" and "sustainable".

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Mexico City has grown very rapidly in recent decades. Every year, many people arrive from other regions of the country. This growth has led to the creation of more housing and more neighborhoods. However, not all areas have good basic services. Traffic is one of the city's biggest problems and many people spend hours commuting to work. Also, air pollution is a major challenge. Additionally, urban growth impacts the environment, and there are fewer green spaces than before. Sometimes, access to water is also a problem in some areas. The government is looking for solutions to improve all these aspects and is trying to build more sustainable cities. Despite the problems, the city offers many opportunities and is a very important place to live and work in Mexico.

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