Exit "immigration was restricted by assigning each nationality a quota based on its representation in past u. s. census figures." in this passage, the word quota means
a. a law.
b. a form of prejudice.
c. a type of visa.
d. a set number.

The correct answer to this question is letter "d. a set number." Exit "immigration was restricted by assigning each nationality a quota based on its representation in past u.s. census figures." in this passage, the word quota means a set of number.

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