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Asian cities face population boom

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1. Which word tells us that this is truly the most crowded place on earth?
2. How many people are there in a square kilometre?
3. Which verb tells us that this is a large number of people?
4. Which two things cause lost of complaints according to the reporter?
5. Which phrase tells us that the stress experienced by this over-crowding can lead to unwelcome behaviour?
6. What is Hong Kong’s challenge?
7. Why is this very difficult?
8. How long has the population of Hong Kong been ‘under-performing’?
9. What will the sharp rise in migration to cities in India cause?
10. Which population will grow in many cities?
11. Why will so many people migrate to the cities?
12. What do cities need to do?
13. Which verb tells us that the challenging conditions are getting worse?
14. What, according to experts, is the good news about India’s population?
15. What advantage does India have over Western countries and China?