the human enviroment

Question 1

what is a millionaire city

Answer 1

city with a population of over 1 million people

Question 2

what percentage of the world’s population was urban in 2015

Answer 2

54%

Question 3

what is a mega city

Answer 3

city with over 10 million people, 35 in the world

Question 4

push factors to move away from rural areas

Answer 4

unemployment, low wages, drought, famine and other natural disasters, farming is difficult and unprofitable

Question 5

pull factors to move to urban areas

Answer 5

more job opportunities, higher wages, better schools and hospitals, better housing and services, better social life, better transport

Question 6

urbanisation

Answer 6

increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas

Question 7

urban sprawl

Answer 7

urban areas grow outwards they encroach to rural areas

Question 8

what percentage of Rio de Janeiro’s population live in favelas

Answer 8

23%

Question 9

explain three ways in which living conditions in Rocinha favelas have been improved

Answer 9

1. self- help building schemes provided resident with materials to construct permanent dwellings with water and sanitation
2. given legal rights of ownership or low rents.
3. Improved transport systems giving better access to work in the city