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industrialisation increased demands for housing and food production for the ready growing population. development of farming and agriculture practices rendered hunter-gathering obsolete and fed more people than ever before. this allowed populations to rise and become more dense, with extra food available to trade. earliest city was mesopotamia (located around the area where iraq is currently). merchants and traders reliant on agriculture in order to thrive. progression of these cities expanded marketplaces, from selling on curbs and corners to ever expanding skyscrapers. technological advancements due to travel improved trade and made goods accessible. mass migration citizens seeking better work and living conditions resulted in economic segregation of suburbs grouping those with similar incomes in the same area. global urban population is readily rising, with megacities emerging with ten million citizens or more. there are currently over twenty five megacities. challenges in such large locations include destruction of natural resources, unequal distribution of wealth, opportunity and equality, greed and corruption. these large tribes are a result of smaller settlements grouping together, immersing in each others cuisine, culture and languages. why are these cities built where they are? originally cities were centred around natural resources such as fresh water, fertile soil and rich minerals. being close to water sources or trade routes was more efficient to trade and transport goods, steady climates or existing infrastructure are built on, administrating resources remotely also created large business districts. older cities were commonly built around mountainous terrain to protect citizens with a natural line of protection from invasion, as well as around military bases so friends and family could live near the land where their loved ones defend and protect. before agriculture vastly outnumbered population, there was bountiful crops and plenty to share. but that time has come and gone, and for food security extensive technological advancements in order to produce sustainable and efficient nutrition. whilst we cannot thrive and survive via photosynthesis, our attempts to grasp the ever growing populations have only caused more catastrophe for our atmosphere. our unsustainable resources we use to power our food, our water, our electricity. the rate we create, we also destroy. many countries are in the works to develop solutions to the problems arising on our upcoming weather forecasts - hunger. not just for food, for clean water, fresh air, and even empathy. complete disregard for future generations is becoming increasingly common, with issues such as climate change not being prevented early on, treated with the attitude that we will cross the bridge when we come to it. this attitude accelerates the speed in which our planet declines. a positive example for climate change is costa rice, which this year has run for over three hundred days on renewable energy. due to the large amount of rainfall in the tropical country, the majority of the energy is derived from hydropower, but is also powered by wind and geothermal energy. there are programmes in place the encourage the sustainability of our world, with acts such as the paris climate agreement holding the majority of the world promising to actively work towards a greener future. our planet is changing faster than we can keep up with, innovating and experimenting faster and faster as the seasons go by. we can learn from our previous mistakes, from the rise and fall of pervious cities in order to ensure the longevity of those of the future.

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