urbanisation

Question 1

what is a push factor?

Answer 1

reason to leave the countryside

Question 2

what is a pull factor?

Answer 2

reason to move to cities

Question 3

2 example of push factors

Answer 3

• unemployment
• low wages

Question 4

2 examples of pull factors

Answer 4

• more jobs
• higher wages

Question 5

what is a megacity?

Answer 5

a city with a population over 10 million

Question 6

what is urbanisation?

Answer 6

increasing percentage of people in towns and cities

Question 7

what is migration?

Answer 7

people move into or out of the city

Question 8

what is natural increase?

Answer 8

birth rate - death rate

Question 9

what is the importance of Lagos regionally?

Answer 9

important manufacturing and banking industries

Question 10

what is the importance of Lagos nationally?

Answer 10

• remains the main port
• thriving film and music industry

Question 11

what is the importance of Lagos internationally?

Answer 11

• most important port and financial centre in all of west Africa
• many TNCs, provide jobs and income

Question 12

what are some of the causes that has allowed Lagos to grow so quickly?

Answer 12

• migration
• natural increase

Question 13

name 2 challenges urban growth has created for people of Lagos

Answer 13

• providing clean water, sanitation and energy
• reducing unemployment and crime

Question 14

name 2 opportunities urban growth has created for people who move to Lagos

Answer 14

• health
• economic development

Question 15

define the economic development (opportunity) in Lagos

Answer 15

jobs in factories, construction and financial sectors and film

Question 16

define the health (opportunity) in Lagos

Answer 16

• larger hospitals
• number of doctors per head is higher in city than countryside

Question 17

define providing clean water, sanitation and energy (challenge) in Lagos

Answer 17

• toilet shared by 15 households
• sewage waste goes into the sea
• frequent power cuts, take turns

Question 18

define reducing unemployment and crime (challenge) in Lagos

Answer 18

• many work in the informal sector (street vendors)
• high levels of crime, policed by “Area Boys”

Question 19

what is a project designed to improve education and quality of life in Lagos?

Answer 19

Makoko floating school

Question 20

what was the floating school in Makoko designed to do?

Answer 20

• be sustainable
• adapt to residents lifestyle

Question 21

2 features form Makoko floating school

Answer 21

• built on 250 recycled barrels to float on water and adjust to sea levels
• no walls allow ventilation, don’t need air conditioning, expensive

Question 22

what is rural urban fringe?

Answer 22

area of transition, edge of city and countryside

Question 23

what is social deprivation?

Answer 23

people deprived of services, decent housing, satisfactory income

Question 24

what is an integrated transport system?

Answer 24

different transport methods connect together, make journeys smoother

Question 25

what is dereliction?

Answer 25

abandoned buildings and wasteland

Question 26

what is an example of an integrated transport system?

Answer 26

Mersey travel

Question 27

what is the impacts of national migration on Liverpool?

Answer 27

attracted welsh and irish migrants who worked building canals and railways

Question 28

what is the impacts of international migration on Liverpool?

Answer 28

- had a large Chinese community in 1900s - worlds oldest Chinatown

Question 29

2 ways urban change has created opportunities in Liverpool (social and economic)

Answer 29

- cultural mix - integrated transport systems

Question 30

define the cultural mix that has created opportunities in Liverpool (social and economic)

Answer 30

ethnic diversity (bc migration) bought food, festivals and cultural experiences, attracts many tourists

Question 31

define the integrated transport systems that has created opportunities in Liverpool (social and economic)

Answer 31

- Mersey travel allows travel across city quicker and easier - provides reliable transport infrastructure by running every 15 mins

Question 32

2 ways urban change has created challenges in Liverpool (social and economic)

Answer 32

- urban deprivation - inequalities in education and health

Question 33

define the urban deprivation that has created challenges in Liverpool (social and economic)

Answer 33

Toxteth and other inner areas most deprived in UK

Question 34

define the inequalities in education and health that has created challenges in Liverpool (social and economic)

Answer 34

- life expectancy in Toxteth is 10 years lower than wealthier suburbs - education results also very low

Question 35

2 ways urban change has created challenges in Liverpool (environmental)

Answer 35

- dereliction - greenfield and brownfield

Question 36

give 2 reasons why regeneration was needed in Liverpool?

Answer 36

- high unemployment and social deprivation, people left population declined - fewer customers less wealth, centre shops declined

Question 37

give 2 main features of the regeneration in Liverpool?

Answer 37

- Albert Dock - The Liverpool One

Question 38

how did the reopening of Albert Dock increase regeneration in Liverpool?

Answer 38

- provided jobs - improved appearance of city - attracted tourism

Question 39

how did the opening of The Liverpool One increase regeneration in Liverpool?

Answer 39

increased tourism because it was opened because Liverpool became the Capital of Cultural in 2008

Question 40

what are 4 ways you can have sustainable urban living?

Answer 40

- water conservation - energy conservation - waste recycling - creating green spaces

Question 41

what is a environmental problem of Traffic?

Answer 41

increases air pollution which relates greenhouse gases result to climate change

Question 42

what is a economic problem of Traffic?

Answer 42

makes people late for work, lose money for family and business

Question 43

what is a social problem of Traffic?

Answer 43

time spent there can cause frustration