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PART 4 Questions 31-40

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Reclaiming urban rivers

Historical background

  • Nearly all major cities were built on a river.

  • Rivers were traditionally used by city dwellers for transport, fishing and recreation.

  • Industrial development and rising populations later led to:

    • more sewage from houses being discharged into the river
    • pollution from 31 ……………… on the river bank.
  • In 1957, the River Thames in London was declared biologically 32………………

Recent improvements

  • Seals and even a 33 ……………… have been seen in the River Thames.
  • Riverside warehouses are converted to restaurants and 34 ………………
  • In Los Angeles, there are plans to:
    • build a riverside 35 ………………
    • display 36 ……………… projects
  • In Paris, 37 ……………… are created on the sides of the river every summer.

Transport possibilities

  • Over 2 billion passengers already travel by 38 ………………
  • Changes in shopping habits mean the number of deliveries that are made is increasing
  • Instead of road transport, goods could be transported by large freight barges and electric 39 ………………, or in the future, by 40 ………………

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  1. factories
  2. dead
  3. whale
  4. apartments
  5. park
  6. art
  7. beaches
  8. ferry
  9. bikes
  10. drone