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Urbanisation- Rio Flashcards

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What is the population of Rio?

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6.5 million

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Describe the location of Rio de Janeiro

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Southern Hemisphere
South America
On the Tropic of Capricorn
South East Brazil

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What is the culture of Rio like?

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Vibrant, lots of colours
Very united community
Samba dancing, festivals

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What is the natural environment of Rio like?

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Lots of hills, forests

Beaches along the coast

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What bad things are there in Rio?

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Over 70,000 people live in Slums 
Bad sanitation 
People live in illegal settlements 
Drug gangs 
Weapons 
Violence
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What is the international importance of Rio?

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It held the 2016 summer Olympics

Attracts over 2 million tourists every year

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What is the national importance of Rio?

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Well known for industrial production, eg chemicals, petrol, food etc.
Cultural capitol of Brazil
Lots of modern architecture
Over 60 museums

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What is natural increase?

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When the birth rate is higher than the death rate, therefore the population grows.

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What is Rural-urban migration?

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The movement of people from the countryside to the cities.

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What is a push factor?

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A thing that encourages people to leave an area

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What is a pull factor?

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A thing that encourages people to move to an area

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What would a push factor be to make someone want to leave a place?

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Natural disasters
Conflict or war
Mechanisation of agriculture equipment- farms require fewer workers, fewer jobs

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What would some pull factors be to make a person want to move to a place?

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More jobs that are better paid
Better healthcare and education
Join other family members
Better quality of life

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What is urbanisation?

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The growth in the proportion of a country’s population living in urban areas

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Will urbanisation be happening at a quicker rate in MEDCs or LEDCs ?

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LEDCs

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What is a mega city and give an example of one

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A city with over 10 million people living in it

Eg/ New York

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What is the common language of Rio, and why does this attract migrants?

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Portuguese

It attracts people that speak this language as there are more opportunities for them

18
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What are the four land zones of Rio?

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North zone
Centro
West zone
South zone

19
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What is the north zone of Rio like?

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Main industrial port

Area of low quality housing and favelas

20
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What is in the centro area of Rio?

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Historic buildings

Oil and mining companies

21
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What is in the west zone of Rio

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Wealthy coastal suburb

Olympic stadium

22
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What is in the south zone of Rio

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Copacabana beaches and hotels

Wealthy flats

23
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What are the four main social challenges in Rio

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Little adequate healthcare
People staying in education
Little clean water supply
Little energy

24
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What evidence is there to support the unavailability of adequate healthcare

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In 2013, only 55% of Rio had a local family healthcare clinic

25
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What evidence supports the lack of education in Rio

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Only 70% of children from poor areas enrol in school

26
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What evidence supports the little clean water supply in Rio

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12% of Rio population don’t have access to clean running water

27
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What evidence supports lack of energy

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Blackouts are common due to shortage of energy

28
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What are the two economic challenges in Rio

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Unemployment

Crime

29
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What evidence supports the unemployment in Rio

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30% of rios 3.5 million workers don’t have a formal employment contract so could lose job easily

30
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What evidence supports crime in Rio

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Murder kidnapping and armed assault occur regularly

31
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How many people in Rio love in favelas

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One sixth of the population (1.5 million people)

32
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What has been done to improve the quality of life in the favelas

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Day centres for children
Adult education classes
Helping people get legal ownership of their properties
Replacing wooden buildings with brick buildings
Rubbish collection service

33
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What were the economic impacts for Rio of the olympics

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Rio earns billions from tv rights
Sponsorship deals
Extreamly expensive to run
Some large companies investing avoided paying tax

34
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What were the social impacts of the olympics

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400,000 tourists visited during the games

Families have been moved from their homes

35
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Environmental impacts of the olympics

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Concerns that the water where sailing events took place wasn’t safe

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