1. Which statement best describes Hernando de Soto's contributions to Louisiana?
a. He drew up the state's earliest
boundaries.
b. He was the first European to explore
the region.
C. He established the fort at
Natchitoches.
d. He helped map the area around New
Orleans.

Urban growth invariably feeds increased commercialization and industrialization. it requires continually expanding land areas. when urbanization rates are high, and countries do not have the institutional and managerial capacities or economic wherewithal to manage such rapid growths, they exert intense pressure on the types and nature of the resulting settlements. they contribute to the development of overcrowded slums and shanty towns without adequate essential services and necessary infrastructure.-by asit k. biswas and cecilia tortajada

South central region