Part 4: Economic change and migration Flashcards
1
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- What is rural – urban migration?
A
a. When people move from the countryside to the city
2
Q
- What is a push factor?
A
a. A reason to leave the countryside
3
Q
- Give an example of a push factor
A
a. Unemployment
4
Q
- What is a pull factor?
A
a. A reason to go to the city
5
Q
- Give an example of a pull factor
A
a. Jobs in the city
6
Q
- What is natural increase?
A
a. When the city grows because people have babies
7
Q
- What is a megacity?
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a. A city with over 10 million people in it
8
Q
a. A city with over 10 million people in it
A
a. Jobs with no security e.g. street trader
9
Q
- What is the formal economy?
A
a. Secure jobs with a contract e.g. in an office
10
Q
- Name a growing city in a developing country
A
a. Kampala, Uganda
11
Q
- Why is Kampala growing?
A
a. Rural urban migration
12
Q
- What are the pull factors for people moving to Kampala?
A
a. Jobs
b. Better services
c. Better opportunities
13
Q
- What are the services which attract people to Kampala?
A
a. Schools
b. Hospitals
14
Q
- Which employer has attracted a lot of migrants
A
a. Steelworks
15
Q
- Who owns the steelworks?
A
a. A TNC
16
Q
- How many people does the steelwork employ?
A
a. 2000
17
Q
- Name a megacity in an emerging country
A
a. Mumbai, India
18
Q
- What is the population of Mumbai?
A
a. 20 million people
19
Q
- How is the city growing?
A
a. It gets bigger as more people arrive
20
Q
- How much does Mumbai grew each year?
A
a. 2.9%
21
Q
- How many people arrive each day?
A
a. 1000
22
Q
- Are most jobs in Mumbai formal or informal?
A
a. Informal
23
Q
- What sort of secondary jobs do people do in Mumbai?
A
a. Construction
b. Manufacturing
24
Q
- What sort of tertiary jobs do people do in Mumbai?
A
a. Banking
b. Call centres
25
25. What sort of jobs do new migrants from the countryside do?
a. Construction
| b. Selling things on the street
26
26. Name a megacity in a developed country
a. Los Angeles, USA
27
27. What is the population of Los Angeles?
a. 13 million people
28
28. How much does Los Angeles grow each year?
a. 1.1%
29
29. Why does Los Angeles grow?
a. Natural increase
| b. International migration
30
30. Are most jobs in Los Angeles formal or informal?
a. Formal
31
31. What sort of tertiary jobs do people do in Los Angeles?
a. TV and film
| b. Fashion
32
32. What sort of quaternary jobs do people do in Los Angeles?
a. Aerospace
| b. Technology
