Question

A large city polulation was thus both a threat and opportunity. Explain it.

Answer 1

here you have to explain the factors of industrialisation and urbanization .....which is an threat to growing population

Answer 2

arge city population was both a threat and an opportunity because of the following reasons:
Opportunity:
1.It paved the way for industrialisation
2.It brought with itself new technologies and science
3.It provided more jobs for people
4.It led to modernisation in the society
 
Threat:
1.Slums
2.Diseases
3.Unhygienic working conditions
4.Poverty
5.Unemployment
6.Challenges to meet the societal pressures