Changing Places Flashcards
What is it called when people move to the city?
Urbanisation
Push factors (country living)
No jobs in the country
Limited schools and hospitals
Floods and droughts
Pull factors (city living)
University
More jobs
Entertainment
There are 2 different categories of disadvantages of living in the city?
Environmental disadvantages
Social disadvantages
List some environmental disadvantages of living in the city?
Pollution
Food has to be transported
Puts stress on the natural environment by clearing the land for new suburbs
List some social disadvantages of the city?
Overcrowding
Traffic congestion
Rise in the cost of food and housing
Increase of rates of crime
Why is traffic congestion common in many cities?
Too many people using the roads at the same time
How are native animals being impacted by urban sprawl?
Take away their natural habitat where they live.
Name 4 countries with the highest population
China
India
United States
Indonesia
What is a megacity?
It must have 10 or more million people
How many megacities are there in the world?
There are 22 megacities
Which continent to home to the most megacities?
Asia
What are some of the problems face by people living in megacities?
Pollution
Slums
Traffic
In 2015 Australia was ranked what as a populated country?
It was the 52nd
Suburbs have mushroomed out wards from our big cities producing what is called.
Urban sprawl
The processes of sprawl means?
The natural environments suffers as more space is required for the construction of houses and the development of industry
Urban sprawls increases?
The monetary and environmental cost associated with infrastructure
The process of cities expanding out ward and then starting to deteriorate is known as?
Urban growth and decline
Australians are predominantly?
Suburban people
Which Australian cities are expressing the nations fast as population growth?
Melbourne
Brisbane
Perth
Explain the biggest issues people face when moving to a new city and outer suburbia?
The biggest issue people face is a lack of infrastructure e.g public transport, hospitals and schools
Where are the highest growth rates in capital cities?
The outer suburbs are the highest growth rates in capital cities
Suburbs have mushroomed out wards from our big cities producing what is called.
Urban sprawl
The processes of sprawl means?
The natural environments suffers as more space is required for the construction of houses and the development of industry
