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UPSC 2010: As per the UN-Habitat's Global Report on Human Settlements 2009, which one among the following regions has shown the fastest growth rate of urbanization in the last three decades?
(a)Asia
(b)Europe
(c)Latin America and Caribbean
(d)North America
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) Asia
UN-Habitat’s Global Report on Human Settlements 2009 notes that Asia has been undergoing the most rapid demographic shift toward cities, with urban population growth far outpacing that of Europe, North America, or Latin America-Caribbean over the previous three decades. ([press.un.org](https://press.un.org/en/2008/081027_habitat.doc.htm?utm_source=openai))
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