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Urban Growth Flashcards

1
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What type of countries has the highest rates of population growth?

A

Low income countries (LIC)

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Example of countries population decline

A

Japan
Russia
Ukraine

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3
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What percent of the world live in urban areas?

A

More than 50%

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How many people have to live there for it to be called a mega city?

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over 10 million

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5
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How many mega cities are there in the world?

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34

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What are the top 10 mega cities?

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Tokyo-Yokohama=Japan
Jakarta=Indonesia
Delhi=India
Manila=Phillipines
Seoul-Incheon=South Korea
Shanghai=China
Karachi=Pakistan
Beijing=China
New York= United States
Guangzhou-Foshan=China
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What is natural increase?

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Difference between number of births and number of deaths

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What is migration?

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Movement of people into or out of the city

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9
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What is a rural area?

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An area of countryside

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10
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What is rural to urban migration?

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People leaving rural areas and moving to cities

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What are push factors?

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Things that make people want to leave

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12
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What are pull factors?

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Things that attract people to the city

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What are possible push factors?

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Unemployment 
Lower wages
Crop failure
Poor living conditions 
Poor health and education services
Few facilities
Natural disasters
Civil war
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What are possible pull factors?

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More jobs
Higher wages
Better living conditions
Better education and health services
Better facilities
Less chance of natural disasters
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15
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Example of newly emerging economy (NEE)

A

India

Brazil

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16
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What opportunities does Mumbai provide?

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Social- better housing and services, eg healthcare and education

Economic- more jobs and higher wages

Environmental- better living conditions with safer environment

17
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What are challenges in Mumbai?

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Social- poor housing conditions conditions and crime

Economic- Low wages and unemployment

Environmental- Polluted drinking water and lack of sanitation

18
Q

What are squatter settlement?

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An area of makeshift housing, often unplanned and built illegally

19
Q

Characteristics of squatter settlements

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Overcrowded, noisy and smelly
Houses made from cardboard, wood, corrugated iron, plastic sheeting and metal from oil drums
Lack of sanitation, clean drinking water and open sewers
Pollution and disease are common
Thousands of workshops and people employed in informal job sector

20
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What is an informal job sector?

A

Cash in hands jobs where people do not pay taxes to government

21
Q

How can squatter settlements be improved?

A

Through urban planning

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