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Megacities Flashcards

1
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Megacity

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A city with over 10 million people

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Push factor

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Pushes you away from the country

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Pull factor

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Pulls you into the city

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4
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Dry and no crops

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Push

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5
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No roads

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Push

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6
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Job opportunities

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Pull

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7
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Desertification

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Push

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8
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Better and closer hospitality

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Pull

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9
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More schools, education

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Pull

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Hard work for little profit

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Push

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11
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More efficient transport

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Pull

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12
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Dhaka positives

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  • community spirit
  • proud of homes
  • live with extended family
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13
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Dhaka negatives

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  • unsanitary
  • lots of poverty
  • cramped housing
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14
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Tokyo positives

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  • low crime
  • little poverty
  • entertainment
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15
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Tokyo negatives

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  • isolated
  • expensive
  • light pollution
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16
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Shanghai positives

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  • modern

- moved to better housing

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17
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Shanghai negatives

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  • communist government

- homes demolished

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18
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Mexico City positives

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  • community spirit

- lots of food choices

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19
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Mexico City negatives

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  • high crime (3 murders a week)
  • air pollution
  • kidnaps (500 a month)
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20
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New York location

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North East coastline USA

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21
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Near cost

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Prime location for trade

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22
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Granite

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Hard and good to build on

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23
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Flat

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Great to build buildings

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24
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Near river

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Prime location for trade

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25
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Rural

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When people move to mega cities for jobs

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Natural increase

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Birth rate is higher than death rate

27
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Light pollution

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Solar panels

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Run down high street

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Regeneration of rundown buildings

29
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Traffic congestion

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Congestion charge

30
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Time taken to get to work

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Park and ride scheme

31
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Air pollution

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Wind turbine

32
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Overcrowding

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Counter urbanisation (moving to rural areas)

33
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Water disposal

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Recycling facilities

34
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Large area to travel across

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Car sharing

35
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Mostly men

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A century ago

36
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Mixed genders and races

37
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More market stalls than shops

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A century ago

38
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Trams, horses and carts

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A century ago

39
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Dressed all in black with top hats

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A century ago

40
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Lots of shops and restaurants

41
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Cars

42
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Less populated

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A century ago

43
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Dressed in different colours

44
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Buildings weren’t as tall

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A century ago

45
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More populated

46
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Taller buildings

47
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Lots of housing

48
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Not as much housing

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A century ago

49
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Organised

50
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Less tech

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A century ago

51
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Lit up with lights

52
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Flat land

53
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Granite ground

54
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Schools

55
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Hospital

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River

57
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Job opportunities

58
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Entertainment

59
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Shops, restaurants

60
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On the coast

61
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Space to grow

Geography (4 decks)

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