Urbanisation- Rio

Question 1

What is the population of Rio?

Answer 1

6.5 million

Question 2

Describe the location of Rio de Janeiro

Answer 2

Southern Hemisphere
South America
On the Tropic of Capricorn
South East Brazil

Question 3

What is the culture of Rio like?

Answer 3

Vibrant, lots of colours
Very united community
Samba dancing, festivals

Question 4

What is the natural environment of Rio like?

Answer 4

Lots of hills, forests

Beaches along the coast

Question 5

What bad things are there in Rio?

Answer 5

Over 70,000 people live in Slums 
Bad sanitation 
People live in illegal settlements 
Drug gangs 
Weapons 
Violence

Question 6

What is the international importance of Rio?

Answer 6

It held the 2016 summer Olympics

Attracts over 2 million tourists every year

Question 7

What is the national importance of Rio?

Answer 7

Well known for industrial production, eg chemicals, petrol, food etc.
Cultural capitol of Brazil
Lots of modern architecture
Over 60 museums

Question 8

What is natural increase?

Answer 8

When the birth rate is higher than the death rate, therefore the population grows.

Question 9

What is Rural-urban migration?

Answer 9

The movement of people from the countryside to the cities.

Question 10

What is a push factor?

Answer 10

A thing that encourages people to leave an area

Question 11

What is a pull factor?

Answer 11

A thing that encourages people to move to an area

Question 12

What would a push factor be to make someone want to leave a place?

Answer 12

Natural disasters
Conflict or war
Mechanisation of agriculture equipment- farms require fewer workers, fewer jobs

Question 13

What would some pull factors be to make a person want to move to a place?

Answer 13

More jobs that are better paid
Better healthcare and education
Join other family members
Better quality of life

Question 14

What is urbanisation?

Answer 14

The growth in the proportion of a country’s population living in urban areas

Question 15

Will urbanisation be happening at a quicker rate in MEDCs or LEDCs ?

Answer 15

LEDCs

Question 16

What is a mega city and give an example of one

Answer 16

A city with over 10 million people living in it

Eg/ New York

Question 17

What is the common language of Rio, and why does this attract migrants?

Answer 17

Portuguese

It attracts people that speak this language as there are more opportunities for them

Question 18

What are the four land zones of Rio?

Answer 18

North zone
Centro
West zone
South zone

Question 19

What is the north zone of Rio like?

Answer 19

Main industrial port

Area of low quality housing and favelas

Question 20

What is in the centro area of Rio?

Answer 20

Historic buildings

Oil and mining companies

Question 21

What is in the west zone of Rio

Answer 21

Wealthy coastal suburb

Olympic stadium

Question 22

What is in the south zone of Rio

Answer 22

Copacabana beaches and hotels

Wealthy flats

Question 23

What are the four main social challenges in Rio

Answer 23

Little adequate healthcare
People staying in education
Little clean water supply
Little energy

Question 24

What evidence is there to support the unavailability of adequate healthcare

Answer 24

In 2013, only 55% of Rio had a local family healthcare clinic

Question 25

What evidence supports the lack of education in Rio

Answer 25

Only 70% of children from poor areas enrol in school

Question 26

What evidence supports the little clean water supply in Rio

Answer 26

12% of Rio population don’t have access to clean running water

Question 27

What evidence supports lack of energy

Answer 27

Blackouts are common due to shortage of energy

Question 28

What are the two economic challenges in Rio

Answer 28

Unemployment | Crime

Question 29

What evidence supports the unemployment in Rio

Answer 29

30% of rios 3.5 million workers don’t have a formal employment contract so could lose job easily

Question 30

What evidence supports crime in Rio

Answer 30

Murder kidnapping and armed assault occur regularly

Question 31

How many people in Rio love in favelas

Answer 31

One sixth of the population (1.5 million people)

Question 32

What has been done to improve the quality of life in the favelas

Answer 32

Day centres for children Adult education classes Helping people get legal ownership of their properties Replacing wooden buildings with brick buildings Rubbish collection service

Question 33

What were the economic impacts for Rio of the olympics

Answer 33

Rio earns billions from tv rights Sponsorship deals Extreamly expensive to run Some large companies investing avoided paying tax

Question 34

What were the social impacts of the olympics

Answer 34

400,000 tourists visited during the games | Families have been moved from their homes

Question 35

Environmental impacts of the olympics

Answer 35

Concerns that the water where sailing events took place wasn’t safe