Megacities Flashcards
(61 cards)
1
Q
Megacity
A
A city with over 10 million people
2
Q
Push factor
A
Pushes you away from the country
3
Q
Pull factor
A
Pulls you into the city
4
Q
Dry and no crops
A
Push
5
Q
No roads
A
Push
6
Q
Job opportunities
A
Pull
7
Q
Desertification
A
Push
8
Q
Better and closer hospitality
A
Pull
9
Q
More schools, education
A
Pull
10
Q
Hard work for little profit
A
Push
11
Q
More efficient transport
A
Pull
12
Q
Dhaka positives
A
- community spirit
- proud of homes
- live with extended family
13
Q
Dhaka negatives
A
- unsanitary
- lots of poverty
- cramped housing
14
Q
Tokyo positives
A
- low crime
- little poverty
- entertainment
15
Q
Tokyo negatives
A
- isolated
- expensive
- light pollution
16
Q
Shanghai positives
A
- modern
- moved to better housing
17
Q
Shanghai negatives
A
- communist government
- homes demolished
18
Q
Mexico City positives
A
- community spirit
- lots of food choices
19
Q
Mexico City negatives
A
- high crime (3 murders a week)
- air pollution
- kidnaps (500 a month)
20
Q
New York location
A
North East coastline USA
21
Q
Near cost
A
Prime location for trade
22
Q
Granite
A
Hard and good to build on
23
Q
Flat
A
Great to build buildings
24
Q
Near river
A
Prime location for trade
25
Rural
When people move to mega cities for jobs
26
Natural increase
Birth rate is higher than death rate
27
Light pollution
Solar panels
28
Run down high street
Regeneration of rundown buildings
29
Traffic congestion
Congestion charge
30
Time taken to get to work
Park and ride scheme
31
Air pollution
Wind turbine
32
Overcrowding
Counter urbanisation (moving to rural areas)
33
Water disposal
Recycling facilities
34
Large area to travel across
Car sharing
35
Mostly men
A century ago
36
Mixed genders and races
Today
37
More market stalls than shops
A century ago
38
Trams, horses and carts
A century ago
39
Dressed all in black with top hats
A century ago
40
Lots of shops and restaurants
Today
41
Cars
Today
42
Less populated
A century ago
43
Dressed in different colours
Today
44
Buildings weren’t as tall
A century ago
45
More populated
Today
46
Taller buildings
Today
47
Lots of housing
Today
48
Not as much housing
A century ago
49
Organised
Both
50
Less tech
A century ago
51
Lit up with lights
Today
52
Flat land
Physical
53
Granite ground
Physical
54
Schools
Human
55
Hospital
Human
56
River
Physical
57
Job opportunities
Human
58
Entertainment
Human
59
Shops, restaurants
Human
60
On the coast
Physical
61
Space to grow
Physical
