Urbanisation Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• urban sprawl : the uncontrolled spread of urban development into the countryside.
• squalor : the state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.
• greenbelt land : countryside round a city or town where building is not allowed.
• congestion : since the mayor introduced bus lanes, _ on the roads has decreased.
• reclaimed land : by using _ the planners were able to extend the coastal road.
• infrastructure : a noun. e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies
• shantytowns : an area in or on the edge of a city, in which poor people live in small, very cheaply built houses.
• overcrowded : an adjective. containing too many people or things.
• residential areas : an area that has only private houses, not offices and factories.
• urbanisation : the process of becoming more like the city.
• slums : a very poor, dirty and crowded part of a city.
• demolish : a verb. to completely destroy a building, especially in order to use the land for something else.
• sky high : an adjective. for example, property prices in the centre are _ .