Experts predict that a future disease outbreak will spread rapidly because much of the world's population lives in crowded urban areas.
a. true
b. false

The correct answer is true.

It is true that experts predict that a future disease outbreak will spread rapidly because much of the world's population lives in crowed urban areas.

Scientists consider a great risk the possibility of a disease outbreak in some regions of the world because population lives in crowded urban areas, and this means a high risk to be contagious by sick people. That is why governments need to be prepared to act swiftly in the case on an emergency like this.

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