Urbanisation Flashcards
(18 cards)
Is the rate of Urbanisation higher in LICs or HICs
LIC
Which key term describes when birth rate is higher than death rate
Natural increase
Name one push factor
Poverty
Name one pill factor
Better education
Which bat is rio de janiero located in
Guanabara bay
What percentage of people in favellas have no access to sewage
50%
Name one solution to rios economic challenges
School of tomorrow programme where parents are payed to keep their children in education
How much of Brazil GDP IS generated in rio
5%
How many people live in favellas in rio
~1.5milloon
What%live in urban areas inUK
82%
Why is ar pollution high in rio
High traffic congestion, factory fumes
What key terms used to describe work where people don’t pay taxes
Informal economy
What percentage of people have access to health care
55%
What percentage have the number of care increased (decade)
40%
Name one Industry which attracts people in Rio
Tourism
When did HICs experienced rapid urbanisation
1800s Industrial Revolution
Why has the rate of Urbanisation slowed (HICs)
Better transport means I don’t need to live there
What project has been used as a model to improve other shantytowns
Favela barrio project
Improved sanitation
£1bn budget may not cover
