1.7 geography IGSCES Flashcards
Identify and suggest reasons for rapid growth
Birth rates and death rates, migration, improved health care (makes people survive longer), better living standards
Describe the impacts of urban areas
Pollution, infiltration, water pollution, waste products
Large market, large work force, wages
Crime, education, culture spreads
Traffic congestion
Describe the impacts of rural areas
Deforestation,
Poverty
Dependents left behind, farming lost
Depopulation
Possible solutions to the negative impacts on urban areas
Waste products- improved awareness recycling land sites
Air pollution- use cleaner fuel improved awareness
Water pollution- removal contaminated land sites
Public transport
Brazil/ Rio case study
Second largest city in brazil with a population of 6.7 million, Surrounded by mountains, most congested city in South America 2nd highest deforestation. Almost one football field each second is being cut down from the amazon jungle
Rocinha (main features)
Built on a slope, its very dangerous, no roads instead there is narrow walkways/alleyways. Buildings are poorly designed and are one wall thick quite close together there are more than 800,000 people living in rocinha they dont have a stable water and food supply
Lima, push and pull factors
Cities on the coast, mountains in between (Andes) the rain forest and cities
PUSH FACTORS-poverty lack of food (no soil in the mountains and short growing seasons)
PULL FACTORS- rural migration, job opportunities better education and living conditions
PSI- population of Lima grew 10x 1940 to 1995
Describe Strategies to reduce problems in squatter settlements (case study)
Rio de janerio (favelas)
- lost cost schemes
- rebuilding houses by using better materials (breeze blocks)
- homes connected to water supply and a sewage network
- water tanks are added to the roof to collect rain water
What is squatter settlement
Low urbanised residential area often developed without legal rights
