geography Flashcards
(15 cards)
lagos - international importance
international airport & important port
lagos - national importance
30% of gdp
lagos - regional importance
good transport links = regional trade
lagos - causes of growth
natural increase - birth rate higher than death rate.
migration - push factors due to mechanisation
lagos challenges (3)
only 40% connected to water supply
60% live in squatter settlements like makoko
The area boys -> crime
lagos opportunities (3)
68% have secondary education.
wages 4x higher
thriving film industry - nollywood
lagos managing environmental issues
$2.5 million water treatment plan
3000 tonnes of waste recycled daily.
makoko floating school - social +
up to 100 students educated for free
makoko floating school - environmental +
buoyancy protects against sea level rise.
makoko floating school challenge
collapsed after a storm in 2016
didnt cater for enough students
liverpool - uk importance
contributes to uk manufacturing industry
-3000 companies provide 50,000 jobs.
liverpool - impacts of migration + and -
china town
social and racial tension
liverpool wider world importance
840,000 foreign tourists visited in 2019
liverpool opportunities (3)
£1 billion regeneration creating liverpool 1 shopping centre.~
tourism offers 160,000 jobs
Cycle and pedestrian routes - lowers co2 emissions.
liverpool challenges (3)
