In Pune,Maharashtra,India,a densely populated city of 4.5 million,a visitor notices hordes of people living on the street,traffic congestion,air pollution at the street level,electrical outages,and flooding during the monsoon rains.Which term best describes this city's condition?

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The described condition of the city in question is best described as overurbanization, which occurs when the population of a city grows too quickly to support with infrastructure and resources, resulting in issues such as those mentioned in the scenario. Preindustrialization refers to a time period before the Industrial Revolution, population sprawl describes spread-out development in suburban or rural areas, and peri-urbanization refers to the process of urbanization spreading into surrounding rural areas. None of these terms accurately describe the situation presented in the scenario.

In Pune,Maharashtra,India,a Densely Populated City of 4