Modern cities all over the world face the same problems. One of them is poor housing. People often live in old houses or huts that dont have electricity or sanitation. As city population grow, governments dont have the money to build modern apartment buildings. Cars and industries are polluting city air and rivers more and more. Waste that people throw away is burned or ends up in landfills. All of this makes modern cities an unhealthy place to live in. Especially during morning and evening rush hours cities become packed with vehicles. Daily traffic jams make it impossible for people to get to work in time. City authorities are spending more and more money on public transportation and are taking other steps to reduce traffic in cities. Cities of today face many social problems. Crime, alcoholism, and drug addiction is especially high in cities. Many young people are unemployed. Government organizations work hard to get rid of poverty. They try to give such people better education and jobs. 1. Where do poor people live in cities? 2. Why cant governments solve the problem of poor housing? 3. What makes modern cities an unhealthy place to live in? 4. What are social problems that many cities face nowadays? 5. What do government organizations try to do?