Rapid Urban Growth In LEDCs- Dhaka Bangladesh Flashcards
1
Q
Amount of people
A
400,000 people move to Dhaka per year
15 million inhabitants
2
Q
Push factors
A
- flooding
* not enough money to provide rent food
3
Q
Pull factors
A
Family
Friends
4
Q
Mega city
A
Fasted growing mega city
Poorest mega city
5
Q
Slums
A
A third of the inhabitants live in slums
6
Q
Traffic
A
Traffic costs 2 billion a year
7
Q
Water
A
Scarcity of clean water
Poor people pay more for water
8
Q
Caste
A
70% of Poor Indians are in the lowest caste
9
Q
Ways to help
A
Self help schemes build their own facilities
