13.4 Social opportunities and challenges in Rio

Question 1

What leads to great inequalities in Rio?

Answer 1

➢ The contrasts between areas which are often close to one another

Question 2

What percent of the city had a local family health clinic in 2013?

Answer 2

➢ 55%

Question 3

What are the solutions to the lack of health care in Rio?

Answer 3

➢ Using a cable car which means medical staff can take health kits to peoples home and education

Question 4

What are the problems of education in Rio?

Answer 4

➢ Only 90% of children aged ten can read and write and absence of teachers

Question 5

What are the solutions to the lack of literacy in Rio?

Answer 5

➢ Encouraging local people to volunteer to help in school

➢ Giving school grants to poor families to help meet the cost of keeping their children in school

Question 6

What are the problems of water supply in Rio?

Answer 6

➢ 12% of the population does not have access to running water

Question 7

What are the solutions to the water supply issue in Rio?

Answer 7

➢ 7 new treatments plants were built between 1998 and 2014

➢ 300km of water pipes laid to improve accessibility`

Question 8

What are the problems of energy in Rio?

Answer 8

➢ There are frequent blackouts due to shortages of electricity