Readers would most likely connect this excerpt to their lives by A. understanding the effort it takes to protect animals. B. relating to wanting to make their parents proud. C. understanding the difficulty of touring the world. D. relating to pushing themselves to act happy.

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

Isay b but i'm not sure.