Evaluate the impact of urbanization on the development of two countries of the Americas.

The question requires that candidates make an appraisal of urbanization in two countries, weighing up the strengths and limitations. The two processes of urbanization may or may not have been contemporaneous with each other. Impact may extend beyond the timeframe, but it must be clearly linked to the issue raised in the question. Candidates may offer equal coverage of both countries, or they may prioritize their evaluation of one. However, both countries will be a feature of the response. A comparative approach may or may not be used. Candidates may refer to the contribution of urbanization to economic modernization, housing, urban planning or transport. They may evaluate the impact on demands for social and political reform. They may refer to social or racial conflicts emerging from urbanization. Both strengths and limitations must be clearly indicated, but there does not need to be equal focus on each. While other relevant factors, such as the rise of trade unions, may be referred to, the bulk of the response will remain on the issue raised in the question.