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The Golden Triangle Flashcards

1
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Where is Caatinga found?

A

In Campina Grande in the East of Brazil

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2
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How much rain is found in Caatinga per month?

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Only 80mm

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How many months is Caatinga in drought?

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6-11 months per year

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4
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What is the average temperature in Caatinga?

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23.5-29.5

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5
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Describe the Eco system in Caatinga

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Not diverse, unlike the Atlantic or Amazon rainforests

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6
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What kind of quality of life is there in Caatinga and why?

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Low QOL due to low crop production caused by drought

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7
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Name the 3 areas in the golden triangle

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  • Belo Horizonte
  • Rio de Janeiro
  • Sao Paulo
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8
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Where is the golden triangle in Brazil?

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The south east

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9
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Name 5 push factors for migration from Caatinga to the golden triangle

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  • drought
  • poorly paid jobs
  • too hot
  • not very bio diverse
  • bad education
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10
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Name 3 pull factors for migration from Caatinga to the golden triangle

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  • better job opportunities
  • better education
  • better pay
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11
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Name a place where people move from to the golden triangle

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Caatinga

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12
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What are shanty towns?

A

Illegal settlements where people live usually on the outskirts of cities

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Name 5 features of shanty towns

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  • disease is common
  • no gas or electricity
  • no sewage so waste floats in the road
  • made of dirt, straw, mud and other scrap materials
  • jobs are only temporary and low paid
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14
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Name a shanty town in the golden triangle

A

Rocinha, in Rio de Janeiro

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15
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When did rocinha start developing?

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1960’s

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16
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When was rocinha made?

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1940’s

17
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What stage of a slum is rocinha?

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Stage 4

18
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How are the facilities in rocinha?

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  • running water
  • good bathroom facilities
  • streetlights
  • lower levels of crime
19
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How many people live in rocinha?

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200,000

20
Q

Why is rocinha so populated?

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It’s so populated because as its close to the city many people have jobs in the city

21
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Why are poverty levels lower in rocinha than other slums?

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Most of them have jobs so can afford food

22
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What is the self help scheme?

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Where groups of people work together to build or improve their own homes. Local authorities provide the materials and the group provides the labour

23
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Name 3 advantages to the self help scheme

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  • can be done in stages
  • creates community spirit
  • relatively cheap so more houses can be provided
24
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Name 5 features of a self help house

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  • underground sewage
  • electricity wires
  • water tank
  • concrete floor
  • roofing tiles
25
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Name 5 impacts of the self help scheme

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  • their quality of life will improve as it teaches the inhabitants to be independent
  • they don’t have to pay labourers as they are doing the work themselves
  • encourages community spirit and a caring environment
  • diseases become less common as the slums are developing
  • death rate will decrease as hygiene is better
26
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How many people have migrated to the golden triangle from Caatinga in the last 25 years?

A

20,000

27
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Why is the fact that cities attract MNC’s a pull factor for migration?

A

Cities attract MNC’s so therefore many new jobs will be created which entice people to that area

28
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Name 2 positive impacts on the people of the source area for migration

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  • they have a choice of land to farm

* they can have money sent back home

29
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Name 2 negative impacts on the people of the source area for migration

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  • only the young and elderly dependant left who can’t fend for themselves
  • because the economically active migrate, there is a decline in the produce so there’s less supplies
30
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Name 2 solutions for the source area for migration

A
  • self help schemes

* redeveloping the favelas

31
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What is a favela?

A

A Brazilian slum within an urban area

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