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AP Human Geography
Unit 6 – Cities and Urban Land–Use
Topic 6.6
What do the slums of Mumbai, India, and favelas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil have in common concerning density and land use?
Both are examples of informal settlement development due to high population densities.
Both adopted vertical farming techniques to produce food for their dense populations.
Both used public parks as a solution to provide green spaces within densely populated areas.
Both were designed following grid patterns to maximize land use efficiency.
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