Rapid Growth In LICs

Question 1

What is the rate of population growth in Cairo?

Answer 1

500,000 a year

Question 2

What is Cairo’s population density?

Answer 2

30,000 people per km squared

Question 3

State two reasons for the rapid growth in Cairo

Answer 3

• rural to urban migration

* increased life expectancy (41 to 70 in fifty years)

Question 4

How many cars are there in Cairo?

Answer 4

Over 2 million

Question 5

How many motorbikes are there in Cairo?

Answer 5

200,000

Question 6

What river are there many night clubs in?

Answer 6

The river Nile

Question 7

State three reasons that the noise pollution in Cairo is above WHO guidance?

Answer 7

• nightclubs on the Nile
• cars/ motorbikes
• loud speaker calling people to pray five times a day

Question 8

What months does smog cover everything in Cairo?

Answer 8

October and November

Question 9

State two reasons for the amount of smog in Cairo

Answer 9

• cars/ motorbikes

* a number of lead smelters in the city

Question 10

What percentage of people in industrial areas of Cairo suffer from lung problems?

Answer 10

37%

Question 11

State two effects of the amount of smog in Cairo

Answer 11

• 37% of residents have lung problems

* many people have vitamin D deficient

Question 12

What percentage of Cairo’s sewage is treated before entering drains and rivers?

Answer 12

15%

Question 13

What percentage of waste water enters the Nile untreated?

Answer 13

80%

Question 14

What is the effect of much untreated water?

Answer 14

The river Nile is polluted

Question 15

What is the effect of the hide housing shortage in Cairo?

Answer 15

60% of Cairo’s population live in illegal squatter settlements such as Arafa

Question 16

What is the shanty town of Afara known locally as?

Answer 16

The city of the dead (it is on a cemetery)

Question 17

How is land pollution caused in Cairo?

Answer 17

• only 60% of household waste is collected by the government
• Cairo’s population produces 10,000 per day