in the population. According to the definition provided by the United Nations‚ megacities are cities with populations of over 10 million (UNFPA‚ 12). Based on this definition‚ it is expected that the number of megacities in the world will be mostly located in the developing world. However‚ the definition of megacities based on the population size is arbitrary given that the population in any given city changes with context and time. In the ancient times‚ for example‚ Rome‚ which has a population
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Cost of Living and Minimum Budget For A Family of Four by Silicon Valley Blogger on 2007-10-3052 This is part of our series on “scary money tips and stories”. In some high cost of living areas‚ it now takes at least almost $80‚000 to live. I’ve often expressed how life changes once you have a family to raise‚ beyond the time and effort it takes to care for kids and run the household. Financially‚ it can become somewhat more challenging as well: since the typical case is that your budget rises
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Rachel Savage Ms Cogburn English 1A 13‚ May‚ 2013 Paper #4 Big Farms Cause Big Problems California is a state known for its’ agriculture‚ and provides a good majority of the nations’ food. In the central valley‚ our rich soil‚ diverse biotic communities and eco-systems‚ provide an environment that allows a great variety of what our farmers can plant‚ however‚ many farmers do not utilize this ability. Instead farmers of big corporate farms are looking to make the most money possible‚ so they
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Thesis Statement: - Living with roommate have more benefits compared to living alone. - Advantages and disadvantages of roommate can be compared and contrasted by using privacy‚ responsibility and influences. Topic Sentence 1: Living without roommate will protect own privacy‚ while living with roommate will cause loss of some privacy. (Nicolet‚ n.d.) 3 Supporting Details: * Within Roommate i) – You will be lack of private space and share the bathroom‚ share the living room‚ the house or room
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City and Countryside Living in a city is a completely different experience than living in a rural area. First of all‚ living in a city is more modern than living in countryside. There are way more transportation services (bus‚ taxi‚ metro‚ tramway etc.) in cities allowing you to access all the services which are most of the time already at your doorstep compared to countryside where everything is isolated and far. Education is usually better in cities‚ there are no famous universities or college
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established lots of universities. Until this time in Turkey have about 80 universities. However‚ right now there are about 120 universities. But‚ some of them small universities other parts are big ones. I think big university better than the small university where are advantages and disadvantages. The big university has many advantages. For instance‚ the biggest university of Turkey is East Middle Technical University. There are lots of departments which especially are Technical Departments. There
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CITY LIFE Advantages and disadvantages of living in cities My personal attitude toward cities and living there Every now and then we ask ourselves whether it’s better to live in a city our in a countryside. I haven’t yet decided for myself whether I want to spend my whole life in a city or not. City life has its advantages and disadvantages. First of all‚ it is easier to find work in the city than in the country‚ besides‚ salaries are much higher and one has a larger variety of jobs to pick
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Living the Life Well‚ I managed to survive through the many years to get to this day. On this day September 1‚ 2060 I am about to head to the golf course to spend my day with my former co-workers. As I am 73 years old‚ I have been retired for about five and a half years. I enjoy living the life I do now‚ being retired‚ and just enjoying everyday day that I have left here on Earth. After college I played professional baseball for twenty-one years‚ sixteen for the Pittsburgh Pirates. After I threw
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Living on Campus vs. Living off Campus You just graduated high school and now you are getting ready to head to college. Going away to college is the most exciting time for a newly graduated student. You are finally able to get away from home and be on your own. But in the process of applying for a college‚ you must decide whether to live on or off campus. Are you ready to really live on your own or do you want to experience the traditional college life? This decision is often very hard to make
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In my opinion‚ national income is a good indicator to measure the standard of living. The gross domestic product (GDP) or gross domestic income (GDI) is one of the measures of national income and input for a given country’s economy GDP is the total market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time. GDP is the best single measure of the economic well-being of a society. GDP per person tells us the income and expenditure of the average person in the economy
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