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geography component 1 urbanisation Flashcards

1
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what is urbanisation?

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a population shift from rural to urban areas

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2
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what is a megacity?

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a city with a population of over 10 million people

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3
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what is a world city?

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a city that has a disproportionately large rate in world affairs

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4
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what is a primate city?

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a city that is predominantly larger than all the other cities in its country

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5
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what is the definition of a primary job?

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the extraction of raw materials from the ground or the sea

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6
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what is the definition of a secondary job?

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the manufacture of goods using raw materials

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7
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what is the definition of a tertiary job?

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the provision of a service

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what is the definition of a quaternary job?

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the provision of infromation and expert help

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9
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what is an informal economy?

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the unnofficial economy where no records are kept and no tax is paid. often unsafe

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10
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what is the formal economy?

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the official economy where tax is paid and contracts are signed. often safe

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11
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in new Delhi what percent of the workers work in the informal sector and how much money do they earn?

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75% of workers worth 3.6 trillion dollars

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12
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manufacturing contributes what percent of the money (in the formal economy)?

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20%

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13
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what’s the definition of urban sprawl?

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the urban area physically grows outwards onto surrounding rural land, usually in an uncontrolled way

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14
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what’s the definition of counter-urbanisation?

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movement of people out the cities into rural areas

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15
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what’s the definition of suburbanisation?

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wealthy city dwellers choose to live on the edge of the city to avoid crime, pollution etc

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16
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what’s the definition of gated suburbs?

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communities built with walls and security to keep out non residents

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what’s the definition of re-urbanisation?

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run down areas of a city are regenerated encouraging people to move back in

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18
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where is Mumbai?

A

india

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19
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what is the definition of site?

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land that the settlement is

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20
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what is the definition of connectivity ?

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how well a place is connected to other places

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21
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how is the site of Mumbai good?

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its located on the coast with a deep water port

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22
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how is the situation of Mumbai good?

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its closer to Europe via the suez canal

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23
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how is the connectivity of Mumbai good?

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international airport has 32 million passengers a year and good railway connections

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24
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in the last 110 years where has most of the growth been in Mumbai?

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the outer suburbs

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25
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by what percent has Mumbai grown each year?

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10%

26
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in Dharavi whats a job example?

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rag picking

27
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in Mumbai whats an example of a job in the formal secotr?

A

a call centre worker

28
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what do most urban migrants do?

A

move into spontaneous shanty settlements

29
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what are working conditions like in Dharavi?

A

cramped , bad hygene and low pay

30
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how many litres of water go into the river Ganges every day?

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800 million

31
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how many cases of typhoid do doctors deal with every year in Mumbai?

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4000

32
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what percentage of people get their water from shared taps?

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60%

33
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how long is water on for a day?

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2 hours a day 5.30-7.30 am

34
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what is the Dhobigat?

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a large, open area where people wash their clothes

35
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how many people are in dharavi?

A

1 million people

36
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how many toilets is there in dharavi?

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1 for every 600 people

37
Q

out of the 178 worst air quality countries where is India?

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174th

38
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what is the definition of sustainable?

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a place that meets everyone’s needs now and in the future

39
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what is vision Mumbai?

A

a piece of top down development

40
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who worked in partnership to make vision Mumbai happen?

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the government

41
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what would happen in Mumbai regarding housing?

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dharavi would be demolished, developers would buy land at discount and redevelop it

42
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for every square metre of cheap housing built in vision Mumbai, how many more offices could there be ?

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30% more offices

43
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what happened in vision Mumbai regarding green spaces?

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restore 325 green spaces that were polluted and used for dumping waste

44
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what happened in vision Mumbai regarding toilets?

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build 300 extra public toilets

45
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what happened in vision Mumbai regarding roads?

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widen and beautify main roads

46
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what happened in vision Mumbai regarding transport ?

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improved train capacity and safety

47
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who is vision Mumbai been successful for?

A

call centre workers and the government officials

48
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who has vision Mumbai affected negatively?

A

slum dwellers

49
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what is LSS?

A

Lok Seva Sangam (leprosy organisation)

50
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when was LSS set up?

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1976

51
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in the 1980’s how many leprosy patients were in Dharavi?

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4000

52
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by 2007, cases of leprosy reduced to what?

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219

53
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how many were cured in 30 years?

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75%

54
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in what year did LSS employ full time medical staff?

A

2015

55
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what motto do LSS work by?

A

SET

56
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what does SET mean?

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survey, education, treatment, surveys

57
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what is SPARC?

A

makes housing better for poor people in Mumbai

58
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local communities construct toilet blocks in SPARC and what do the monthly permits cost for these toilets?

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25 rupees a month

59
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what do SPARC toilets have in them?

A

lights to make them safe at night

60
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in the past five years how many toilet blocks has SPARC produced?

A

800 community toilet blocks with 8 toilets in each

61
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what does Malawi population pyramid look like?

A

the kids at the bottom then as it gets thinner adults

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