Geography paper 2 Flashcards
(49 cards)
Urbanisation
Growth in the proportion of people living in urban areas
Push factors
Natural disasters
Fewer jobs
Desertification
Pull factors
More jobs - better pay
Better healthcare and education
Family
Better QOF
Rio population
6.7 million
Why is Rio important
Carnivals, Hosted 2016 olympics and paralympics, Brazil has largest economy in South America, Tourists
Challenges in Rio
Lack of healthcare
Lack of education
Lack of water supply
Lack of energy - blackouts
Unemployment
Opportunities in Rio
Jobs; Manufacturing and service
Education; Grants to poor families
Adult classes for skills
Medical staff visit Favelas
What did Favela Bairro project do
Improved roads
Improved water access and sanitation
Hillsides strengthened
Healthcare, Leisure and education
Cable car
Pacification
Why was it successful
Access is better
Improved healthcare, education, less crime, fewer landslides
Why was it unsuccessful
New infrastructure not maintained
Demand to live in area - poorest move
Low budget couldn’t help all Favelas
Positives of migration in Bristol
Migrants employ jobs
Migrants bring their culture to the city
St. Paul’s carnival
Negative of migration in Bristol
Shortage in housing and pressure on services
Bristol rover’s football club positives
Local sports clubs can hire grounds
Businesses can hire conference rooms
Bristol rover’s football club negatives
Some may disagree with the costs
Cabot circus positives
Job opportunities for local residents
Use up derelict area
Urban sprawl
Growth of towns and cities into countryside
Solution to dereliction
Government offering grants for businesses to renovate derelict buildings
Solution to waste and pollution
50% of household waste recycled
pedestrianise areas, electric charging ports
Solution to housing shortages
Build homes on Greenfield and Brownfield land
Filwood
Deprived
Street litter
56% of adults overweight
Crime rates higher than Bristol average
Stoke Bishop
Only few overweight 37%
Most people have own home
Urban regeneration
When an urban area is upgraded
Temple Quarter regeneration
New transport links
Improved public transport
Enterprise zones
Electrification of line between London and Bristol
Freiburg water conservation
Motivation to use less water
Permeable pavements allow water to be retained
Toilets use less water
Water meters in homes