Urbanization + Rio Flashcards
(38 cards)
What is Urbanization?
An increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas.
What is Rural to Urban Migration?
When people move from rural areas to urban areas due to push and pull factors.
What is Natural Increase?
When the population grows because birth rates are higher than death rates, growing population
What is a Push Factor?
A negative reason why someone would want to move away from an area
What is a Pull Factors?
A positive reason why someone would be attracted to an area and want to move there
Examples of Push Factors:
Drought, flooding, lack of utilities like clean water and electricity, lack of job diversity, lower wages etc…
Examples of Pull Factors:
Universities, education, public transport, higher wages, utilities like electricity and running water etc…
What Social Opportunities does Rio offer?
Better medical care, clean water supply, electricity and energy, education, public transport, jobs, higher wages, lots of shops, entertainment etc…
What Economic Opportunities does Rio offer?
2 airports (regional + international), container port, 3 million tourists, population 6.8 million (lots of consumers + employees), oil rig, lots of shops and businesses etc…
SOCIAL: Better health care so…
people have a higher life expectancy
SOCIAL: Electricity + energy so…
people heat their homes and stay hygienic and healthy and use modern gadgets
SOCIAL: Education so…
people can learn and get jobs meaning they can provide for themselves and literacy rates get higher
SOCIAL: Public transport so…
people can travel and commute to work easily
SOCIAL: Jobs and higher wages so…
people can afford housing and food and to provide for themselves and families, making them healthier
ECONOMIC: Container port so…
the city can import and export resources internationally
ECONOMIC: 3 million international tourists so…
there are lots of jobs in tourism and increases city income
ECONOMIC: Oil rig off coast so…
lots of jobs as well as good resource to sell and trade with other countries, increasing connections internationally and income
ECONOMIC: 6.8 million population so…
lots of consumers and employees
What is a mega city?
A city with over 10 million people living in it
What percentage of Brazil’s GDP does Rio produce?
5%
What are the two big exports of Rio to the rest of the world?
Iron ore and Coffee
Describe the location of Rio
Along the eastern coastline of Brazil, right on the tropic of Capricorn facing the Atlantic Ocean
What is Rio’s national importance?
Its a cultural centre for Brazil, was the capital of Brazil until the 1960’s and produces 5% of the GDP of Brazil
What is Rio’s international importance?
The beautiful scenery and coastline attracts 3 million tourists (making it the most visited city in the Southern hemisphere, boosting economy and providing jobs), has an international airport and a sheltered bay with lots of trade bringing coffee and iron ore to other countries, a World Heritage Site
