Urban Issues And Challenges

Question 1

Whats urbanisation ?

Answer 1

The growth of people living in urban areas

Question 2

is urbanisation more popular in HIC or LIC ?

Answer 2

LIC as most HIC have already experienced urbanisation

Question 3

What are some pull factors for urban migration ?

Answer 3

More jobs that are better paying

Better healthcare

Family

Better quality of life

Question 4

What are some push factors of urban migration ?

Answer 4

Quieter

Cheaper property

Question 5

Why do populations grow ?

Answer 5

Natural increase where the birth rate exceeds the death rate

Question 6

Whats the biggest city in Africa ?

Answer 6

Lagos

Question 7

Is Nigeria an NEE ?

Answer 7

Yes they have the highest GDP in Africa

Question 8

Is Lagos the capital of Nigeria ?

Answer 8

No its Abuja

Question 9

what are some social opportunities in Nigeria due to urbanisation ?

Answer 9

Better healthcare

90% of kids go to school in urban areas of Nigeria

Better water treatment so clean water

Question 10

What are some economic opportunities for living urban in Nigeria ?

Answer 10

Better paying jobs

Nollywood

Better banks

Question 11

What has rapid growth led to in Nigeria Lagos ?

Answer 11

More slums

Not enough healthcare

Not enough schools

Not enough jobs

Question 12

What are some social benefits of urban planning schemes in Nigeria ?

Answer 12

Some students can be educated of free

Local workers are given jobs for building the school so they learn new skills

People are able to use the school

Question 13

Whats the uks biggest city and wants its population ?

Answer 13

London with 9 million people

This is 16% of the uks population

Question 14

What has the river Mersey allowed for Liverpool ?

Answer 14

It’s allowed the city to grow its port and international trade

Question 15

What’s city was home to the first ever china town in Europe ?

Answer 15

Liverpool’s China town

Question 16

What’s urban greening ?

Answer 16

Adding in more green areas like parks or fields into urban areas to reduce driving and carbon emissions

Question 17

Why is building on brownfield sites more difficult than greenfield sites ?

Answer 17

Because brownfield sites have derelict building on them and rubbish that all has to be cleared before construction which costs more money

Question 18

Whats urban deprivation ?

Answer 18

When they’re is an industrial decline in a city which means the city becomes more deprived as its harder to earn

Question 19

Whats a downside of urban regeneration in a city ?

Answer 19

Can cause housing inequality

Question 20

What’s urban sprawl ?

Answer 20

When a city expands on to rural areas causing big housing estates to be built on them

Question 21

Whats the enemies of green spaces in urban areas ?

Answer 21

Aesthetically pleasing

Make people feel relaxed and happier

Encourages exercise

Reduce pollution and flooding due to surface runoff

Question 22

What are the environmental, social and economic problems with traffic congestion ?

Answer 22

They cause air pollution (environmental)

People to be late for work (economic)

Higher chance of road accidents (social)

Question 23

What can reduce traffic congestion in a city ?

Answer 23

Public transport

Like the CROSSRAIL