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Hertswood Academy Geography GCSE Challenges Of An Urbanising World (year 11 revision version) > Part 4: Economic change and migration > Flashcards

Part 4: Economic change and migration Flashcards

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  1. What is rural – urban migration?
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a. When people move from the countryside to the city

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  1. What is a push factor?
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a. A reason to leave the countryside

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  1. Give an example of a push factor
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a. Unemployment

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  1. What is a pull factor?
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a. A reason to go to the city

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  1. Give an example of a pull factor
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a. Jobs in the city

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  1. What is natural increase?
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a. When the city grows because people have babies

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  1. What is a megacity?
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a. A city with over 10 million people in it

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a. A city with over 10 million people in it

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a. Jobs with no security e.g. street trader

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  1. What is the formal economy?
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a. Secure jobs with a contract e.g. in an office

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  1. Name a growing city in a developing country
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a. Kampala, Uganda

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  1. Why is Kampala growing?
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a. Rural urban migration

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  1. What are the pull factors for people moving to Kampala?
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a. Jobs
b. Better services
c. Better opportunities

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  1. What are the services which attract people to Kampala?
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a. Schools

b. Hospitals

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  1. Which employer has attracted a lot of migrants
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a. Steelworks

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  1. Who owns the steelworks?
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a. A TNC

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  1. How many people does the steelwork employ?
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a. 2000

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  1. Name a megacity in an emerging country
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a. Mumbai, India

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  1. What is the population of Mumbai?
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a. 20 million people

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  1. How is the city growing?
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a. It gets bigger as more people arrive

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  1. How much does Mumbai grew each year?
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a. 2.9%

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  1. How many people arrive each day?
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a. 1000

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  1. Are most jobs in Mumbai formal or informal?
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a. Informal

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  1. What sort of secondary jobs do people do in Mumbai?
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a. Construction

b. Manufacturing

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  1. What sort of tertiary jobs do people do in Mumbai?
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a. Banking

b. Call centres

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  1. What sort of jobs do new migrants from the countryside do?
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a. Construction

b. Selling things on the street

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  1. Name a megacity in a developed country
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a. Los Angeles, USA

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  1. What is the population of Los Angeles?
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a. 13 million people

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  1. How much does Los Angeles grow each year?
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a. 1.1%

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  1. Why does Los Angeles grow?
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a. Natural increase

b. International migration

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  1. Are most jobs in Los Angeles formal or informal?
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a. Formal

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  1. What sort of tertiary jobs do people do in Los Angeles?
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a. TV and film

b. Fashion

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  1. What sort of quaternary jobs do people do in Los Angeles?
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a. Aerospace

b. Technology

Hertswood Academy Geography GCSE Challenges Of An Urbanising World (year 11 revision version) (11 decks)

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