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Space and Place SG3b Flashcards

1
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What is the former name of Sri Lanka during British Colonial Rule?

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Ceylon

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2
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What is Sri Lanka’s Population?

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21,670,000

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What is Sri Lanka’s largest city and commercial capital?

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Colombo

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What is the population of Colombo?

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750,000 - 30% of Sri Lanka’s population

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What % of the population are Sinhalese who are mainly Buddhists and form the majority population?

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74.9%

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What % of the population are Tamils who are mainly Hindu and form a minority population?

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11.2%

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7
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What % of Sri Lanka’s total population is living in rural areas?

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82%

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8
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What happened in 1948?

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Sri Lanka gained independence from almost 150 years of British Colonial Rule

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9
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What happened in 1979?

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Civil war between the Sinhalese government and the Tamils, lasting 26 years and killing 100,000 people

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10
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What happened in 2004?

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The Boxing Day tsunami killed 40,000 people in Sri Lanka and destroyed entire communities along the coastline

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What happened in 2009?

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Government forces defeated the ‘Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’ (LTTE or Tamil Tigers), a peace agreement was signed ending the civil war

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12
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What Classification is Sri Lanka?

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EDC

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13
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What is Sri Lanka’s GDP per capita?

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$11,000

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14
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What is Sri Lanka’s HDI?

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0.77

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15
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What is Sri Lanka’s Gini Coefficient?

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0.39

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What is the GDP per capita for the Asian Tigers?

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Range from $35,000 to $83,000

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What is the HDI for the Asian Tigers?

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Range from 0.88 to 0.91

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What is the Gini Coefficient for the Asian Tigers?

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Range from 0.3 to 0.54

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19
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What are the 4 Asian Tigers?

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Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan

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20
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What is the Batticaloa District?

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This area is located in the East of Sri Lanka in the Eastern Province

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21
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What is the Colombo District?

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This area is located in the South West of Sri Lanka in the Western Province

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22
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What is the ethnicity/religion of the Colombo District?

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77% Sinhalese majority, mainly Buddhist

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What is the ethnicity/religion of the Batticaloa District?

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72% Tamil majority, mainly Hindu

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What is the ethnicity/religion of Sri Lanka?

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75% Sinhalese, mainly Buddhist

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What is the Poverty Headcount Index for the Colombo District?

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0.9% - lowest poverty rate of all districts

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What is the Poverty Headcount Index for the Batticaloa District?

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11.3% - 3rd highest rate of poverty compared to other districts

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27
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What is the Poverty Headcount Index for Sri Lanka?

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4.1%

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28
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What is the infant mortality rate in the Colombo District?

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9

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29
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What is the infant mortality rate in the Batticaloa District?

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10

30
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What is the infant mortality rate in Sri Lanka?

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10

31
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What is the computer literacy rate in the Colombo District?

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44%

32
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What is the computer literacy rate in the Batticaloa District?

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17%

33
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What is the computer literacy rate in Sri Lanka?

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28%

34
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What % of households have internet in the Colombo District?

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31%

35
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What % of households have internet in the Batticaloa District?

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13%

36
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What % of households have internet in Sri Lanka?

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16%

37
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What is the employment structure in the Colombo District?

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Agriculture = 2%
Industry = 28%
Services = 70%
38
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What is the employment structure in the Batticaloa District?

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Agriculture = 25%
Industry = 30%
Services = 45%
39
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What is the employment structure in Sri Lanka?

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Agriculture = 26%
Industry = 27%
Services = 47%
40
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What is the employment rate in the Colombo District?

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2%

41
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What is the employment rate in the Batticaloa District?

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5%

42
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What is the employment rate in Sri Lanka?

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4%

43
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What is the mean household income (in rupees) for the Colombo District?

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104,581

44
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What is the mean household income (in rupees) for the Batticaloa District?

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40,356

45
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What is the mean household income (in rupees) for Sri Lanka?

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43,511

46
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What % of Colombo’s population are living in Underserved Settlements (USS)?

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50%

47
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What is Colombo’s Gini Coefficient?

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0.46

48
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What are three perceptions of the slum dwellers?

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People outside see it negatively, Perceptions can differ depending on age/where they live, Some people living in the slums don’t like that they can’t send their children to school

49
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What are three social issues of the slums?

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Children can’t go to school as they don’t own the land they live on so don’t have the correct documents, People are embarrassed about where they live, 30% of structures are temporary

50
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What are three economic issues of the slums?

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9% of families don’t have a regular income as they work in the informal sector, Only 10-25% of families receive poor relief support, Can’t afford to rent or buy so have to build

51
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What are three environmental issues of the slums?

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Only 51% of families have access to sewage so a lot is discharged into canals, Only 85% of houses have domestic waste collection, Only 30% have access to clean water

52
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What did the Sahaspura redevelopment scheme involve?

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Moving people out of slum areas into high rise flats

53
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What does Sahaspura allow the government to do?

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It allows them to clear the land for commercial development

54
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What are three positive outcomes of Sahaspura?

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People are given the deeds to their flats which creates opportunities, Electricity and sewage provided, People feel more socially mobile

55
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What are three issues of Sahaspura?

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Flat prices are high for people who used to live in slums, Some people feel trapped in the flats if they have limited mobility, Over 77,000 USS families still living in slums

56
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Who was the Gothamipura project funded by?

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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

57
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What is the Gothamipura District (a USS in Colombo) an example of?

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How the local community can shape the place they live in with the help from a range of players

58
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What did the Gothamipura project involve?

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The collaboration between IDRC, Sevantha (an NGO) and Colombo Municipal Council (CMC)

59
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By how much is the average income per month in Gothamipura lower than other urban residents in Sri Lanka?

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1/2

60
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What % of Gothamipura’s residents have access to private toilets?

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94% - however, none of them are connected to the main sewage system

61
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What % of Gothamipura’s population is unsatisfied with the rubbish disposal system?

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75%

62
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Define Top Down Strategy

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Controlled by governments and international agencies to alleviate poverty with large-scale strategies

63
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Define Bottom Up (Grass Roots) Strategy

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A smaller scale alternative which involves and empowers local communities, it is more sustainable

64
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Is Sahaspura top down or bottom up?

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Top down

65
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Is Gothamipura top down or bottom up?

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Bottom up

66
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What three key factors contribute to the Digital Divide?

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Low levels of education, Poor English language fluency, Low income

67
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Define Digital Divide

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An economic and social inequality with regard to access to, use of, or impact of information and communication technologies

68
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Define Infant Mortality Rate

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The death of children under the age of 1 years per 1,000 live births

69
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Define Poverty Headcount Index

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The proportion of the district’s population that exists, or lives, below the poverty line at $1.50 per day

70
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Define Slums

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Areas where people have moved into pre-existing buildings e.g. houses in states of disrepair

71
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Define Shanties

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Homes that people have built themselves in areas where there is a free bit of land

72
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Define Underserved Settlements (USS)

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Areas within the city boundaries that have limited access to basic services e.g. water and sanitation

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