Key Points 3.5a

Question 1

How has Karachi’s infrastructure changed with its growth 4 urbanisation

Answer 1

Urban planning and service delivery have not kept pace with Karachi’s growth, resulting in the city’s low ranking on liveability rankings.

Question 2

What is the state of Karachi’s current infrastructure

Answer 2

• no cohesive transportation policy
• no official public transit system, though up to 1,000 new cars are added daily to the city’s congested streets.

Question 3

Describe the idea of ‘Katchi abadis

Answer 3

• Unable to provide housing to large numbers of refugees shortly after independence,
• authorities first issued “slips” to refugees beginning in 1950 – which allowed refugees to settle on any vacant land.
• Such informal settlements are known askatchi abadis,
• now approximately half the city’s residents live in these unplanned communities.

Question 4

Describe the importance of the agricultural sector in PK in terms of GDP contribution and workforce

Answer 4

The agricultural sector contributes approximately 20% to the gross domestic product of Pakistan,
employs 42% of the workforce and is a major source of revenue for the rural population.

Question 5

How has crop production changed from FY 15 TO FY16

Answer 5

Rs2.7 trillion in FY15 to Rs2.6 trillion in FY16.
Rural workers may migrate to urban areas given the change in their economic and social conditions.

Question 6

What importance of the informal sector in Pk

Answer 6

The informal sector employs up to 70% of the city’s workforce.

Question 7

How has crime changed in Karachi

Answer 7

crackdown operation against criminals initiated in 2013 by thePakistan Rangers, resulted in dramatically low crime ratestriggering sharp increases in real-estate prices in 2015.

Question 8

Give examples of push factors

Answer 8

employment opportunities, services, infratsructure, transport links
REF TO OMT NOTES DETAILED

Question 9

Give examples of pull factors

Answer 9

poverty, conflict, land reform, agricultural modernisation, climate and natural disasters RFE TO PMT NOTES DETAILED

Question 10

State some generic issues faced by growing cities

Answer 10

▪ Strain on services like education and healthcare
▪ Overcrowding and the development of “slums”
▪ Rising crime rates
▪ Poor sanitation due to open sewers and defecating outdoors
▪ Lack of green space
▪ High levels of congestion, which causes air pollution