Changing cities Flashcards
(22 cards)
What is one of the two main reasons why cities are getting bigger?
Natural Increase: where more people are being born than are dying.
What is the second of the two main reasons why cities are getting bigger?
Rural Urban Migration: where people move from the countryside into towns and cities.
Push factors:
Reasons why people want to leave the countryside (negative)
Push reasons:
- there are less shops
- not enough jobs
- natural disasters
- lack of access to transport
- lack of transport
Pull factors:
reasons why people are attracted to the city (positive)
Pull reasons:
- More shops
- More job opportunities
- More hospitals/healthcare
- More transport/better access to transport.
- Less natural disaster
Social
A social issue relates to people and their quality of life.
Economic
An economic issue relates to money and jobs.
Environmental
An environmental issue relates to anything to do with the environment
What are the three main issues in squatter settlements?
- Social
- Economic
- Environment
Where are the squatter settlements?
in LICs
What does LIC stand for?
L - low
I - income
C - countries
What are the environmental issues in squatter settlements?
- human waste disposal is poor
- Waste on streets and water supplies
- Poor air quality
What are the social issues in squatter settlements?
- Pour water quality leads to disease.
- Overcrowding (limited living space)
- Limited water supply
- Rats, and other vermin car disease
- No/limited access to medicine/healthcare
What are the economical issues in squatter settlements?
- Children having to work
- Poor working condition
- Unsafe working conditions
- poorly paid jobs
What is a Mega - city?
a mega city is a city with a population of over 10 million people.
3 examples of mega cities?
- Tokyo in Japan
- Delhi in India
- Shanghai in China
3 examples of LICs?
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Benin
What are the impacts of population growth on our cities?
- Overcrowding
- Strain on resources
- Increased Inequality
- polluting the city
- lack of clean air.
Definition of urbanisation?
Urbanisation is the increase in the proportion of a country’s population living in urban areas (towns and cities).
why do more people live in cities today than they did 50 years ago?
More people live in cites now because of the pull factors:
- more job opportunities
- more community
- more transport
- more shops
Why do many cities in LICs have squatter settlements?
More LICs have squatter settlements because, they do not have enough money to build housing and a lack of resources
