urbansation i

Question 1

define urban

Answer 1

a built up area in which people live

Question 2

define urbanisation

Answer 2

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

Question 3

define mega city

Answer 3

a city which has a population of 10 million or more (currently 38 in the world)

Question 4

why do some cities grow to become mega cities?

Answer 4

cities declared capitals
technological changes
ports and trading cities good for trade

Question 5

5 push factors to leave the countryside

Answer 5

high crime rate, no jobs, poor housing, poor medical care, natural disasters

Question 6

5 pull factors to the cities

Answer 6

better job opportunities, higher wages, higher education, better living conditions, better medical care

Question 7

describe the location of Lagos

Answer 7

Lagos is in the south west of Nigeria on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea, and Nigeria is in west Africa and boarders Cameron, Niger, Chad and Benin.

Question 8

why is lagos a good place for a city?

Answer 8

it has a harbour which provides jobs for locals and trade contributes to their economy + tourist opportunities

Question 9

3 pull factors (attraction to Lagos)

Answer 9

-range of industries (busy port and growing service sector in finance)
-well connected by air and sea
-more schools

Question 10

3 push factors specific to Nigeria

Answer 10

-Boko Haram (terrorist organisation) created fear and instability in north of Nigeria
-increased mechanisation of farming forced many out of work
-droughts in north

Question 11

how many births per woman is there in nigeria?

Answer 11

5.6

Question 12

why is Lagos expanding so fast?

Answer 12

Better healthcare = lower infant mortality rates so more of these children reach adulthood so its expanding to house the population

Question 13

how many doctors are there per patient in Nigeria?

Answer 13

1 doctor per 10,000 patients

Question 14

how many doctors are there per patient in Lagos?

Answer 14

1 doctor per 5,014 patients

Question 15

define infant mortality

Answer 15

The number of children per 1000 live births that die before the first birthday

Question 16

What is the formal economy?

Answer 16

employees pay tax to the local or national government and are entitled to some workers rights

Question 17

what is an informal economy?

Answer 17

no tax is paid, workers do jobs such a street vending

Question 18

what is a greenfield site?

Answer 18

A undeveloped piece of land with proposed first time development

Question 19

What is a brownfield site?

Answer 19

A previously developed piece of land now available for redevelopment

Question 20

what is urban regeneration

Answer 20

urban area is upgraded/improved

Question 21

what’s the aim of urban regeneration?

Answer 21

to improve both social and economic spaces within a city

Question 22

What is economic development?

Answer 22

the process in which people in a country become wealthier , healthier , better educated, and have greater access to good quality housing

Question 23

Why is is bad to use only one indicator?

Answer 23

data may be inaccurate as often poorer countries have poor facilities for recording statistics

Question 24

Why are some averages bad?

Answer 24

an average figure (GNI per capita) might hide huge variations within a country.
People’s development and a country’s development are different. ( mixture of health, education, wealth, opportunity)

Question 25

GNI

Answer 25

gross national income : personal standard of living

Question 26

ALR ( adult literacy rate)

Answer 26

percentage of adults that can read and write

Question 27

Indicators of development

Answer 27

1.individual measures of a country’s health, wealth and education
useful to make comparisons , but could be inaccurate

Question 28

what is the Human Development Index

Answer 28

composite indicator using a range of indicators to give a score between 0-1.

Question 29

calculation for population change

Answer 29

(BR + IR ) - (DR +ER)
immigration rate / emigration rate

Question 30

what is a population pyramid?

Answer 30

a graph that shows the percentage of males and females within different age groups of the population .

Question 31

how much money was spent on shopping centres in birmingham?

Answer 31

$150 million

Question 32

how many people go to birmingham to shop?

Answer 32

34 million per year

Question 33

percentage increase of tourists in birmingham

Answer 33

9.4%