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Geography paper 2 Flashcards

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Urbanisation

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Growth in the proportion of people living in urban areas

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Push factors

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Natural disasters
Fewer jobs
Desertification

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Pull factors

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More jobs - better pay
Better healthcare and education
Family
Better QOF

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4
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Rio population

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6.7 million

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Why is Rio important

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Carnivals, Hosted 2016 olympics and paralympics, Brazil has largest economy in South America, Tourists

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Challenges in Rio

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Lack of healthcare
Lack of education
Lack of water supply
Lack of energy - blackouts
Unemployment

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Opportunities in Rio

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Jobs; Manufacturing and service
Education; Grants to poor families
Adult classes for skills
Medical staff visit Favelas

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What did Favela Bairro project do

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Improved roads
Improved water access and sanitation
Hillsides strengthened
Healthcare, Leisure and education
Cable car
Pacification

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Why was it successful

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Access is better
Improved healthcare, education, less crime, fewer landslides

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Why was it unsuccessful

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New infrastructure not maintained
Demand to live in area - poorest move
Low budget couldn’t help all Favelas

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Positives of migration in Bristol

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Migrants employ jobs
Migrants bring their culture to the city
St. Paul’s carnival

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Negative of migration in Bristol

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Shortage in housing and pressure on services

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Bristol rover’s football club positives

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Local sports clubs can hire grounds
Businesses can hire conference rooms

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Bristol rover’s football club negatives

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Some may disagree with the costs

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Cabot circus positives

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Job opportunities for local residents
Use up derelict area

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16
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Urban sprawl

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Growth of towns and cities into countryside

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Solution to dereliction

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Government offering grants for businesses to renovate derelict buildings

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Solution to waste and pollution

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50% of household waste recycled
pedestrianise areas, electric charging ports

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Solution to housing shortages

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Build homes on Greenfield and Brownfield land

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20
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Filwood

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Deprived
Street litter
56% of adults overweight
Crime rates higher than Bristol average

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Stoke Bishop

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Only few overweight 37%
Most people have own home

22
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Urban regeneration

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When an urban area is upgraded

23
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Temple Quarter regeneration

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New transport links
Improved public transport
Enterprise zones
Electrification of line between London and Bristol

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Freiburg water conservation

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Motivation to use less water
Permeable pavements allow water to be retained
Toilets use less water
Water meters in homes

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Freiburg renewable energy

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Solar power - football stadium
Biomass and Biogas
People can sell electricity to national grid

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Freiburg green space

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Afforestation
River doesn’t have flood management so habitat for birds

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Traffic management in the UK

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Cycle routes, metroBus, Park-and-ride, BioMethane bus, Integrated transport network

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Nigeria’s culture

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Second largest film industry ‘Nollywood’

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Nigeria’s politics

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Battled to stop corrupt government

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Advantages of TNCs

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Invest in microfinance - small businesses
Provide healthcare, water, electricity
Create job opportunities

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Disadvantages of TNCs

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Bad working conditions
Lack of education
Bunkering - stealing of crude oil can cause natural damage
Flaring - toxic gas
Oil spills - Harm environment

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Aid in Nigeria

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NGO nest for life educate on malaria
Aid for USA educates and protects people on HIV/AIDS

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Deindustrialisation

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Decline of traditional industry

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Why did deindustrialisation occur?

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Lack of investments, high labour cost, outdated machinery made UK products more expensive

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Globalisation

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Process of countries becoming more economically, politically and culturally connected

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What did globalisation do in UK?

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Made quaternary sector rise
Boosted trade and imports

37
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Area of population growth

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South Cambridgeshire

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Area of Population decline

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Outer Hebrides

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Transport development

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2014 road investment strategy
High speed rail
London’s Crossrail
Improvements to ports

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GNI

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Total value of goods and services produced by a country in a year

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GNI per head

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GNI divided by the population of a country

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Birth rate

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Number of live births per thousand of the population per year

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Death rate

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Number of death per thousand of the population per year

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Infant mortality rate

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Number of babies who die before the age of 1, per thousand babies born

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People per doctor

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Average number of people for each doctor

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Literacy rate

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Percentage of adults that can read and write

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Access to safe water

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Percentage of people who can get clean drinking water

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Life expectancy

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Average age a person can expect to live to

49
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HDI

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Income, Life expectancy, Education level

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