Urbanisation Recap

Urbanisation is defined as?

• the decrease in the proportion of people living in towns and cities.

• the idea that people move from farming areas to the cities because their job changes.

• the increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities.

• the idea that people move from farming areas to the cities because technology has changed.

Identify some possible causes of Urbanisation?

• The country or place is developing.

• People have developed new skills and therefore new work is created.

• Technology has changed and therefore manual labour is no longer as necessary.

• All of the above.

What is the definition of a megacity?

• Place with a population larger than 25 million.

• Place with a population larger than 15 million.

• Place with a population larger than 10 million.

• Place with a population larger than 30 million.

Infrastructure is described as?

• The facilities and services necessary for any community, city or country to function.

• The facilities and services that are required by the population to pay for.

• Paid for the government or authority that looks after the cities.

• Things we need like houses, roads, buildings, medical centres, schools etc.

Jakarta is considered to be a megacity close to Australia, where is Jakarta located?

• Asia-Pacific

• Indonesia

• Malaysia

• Borneo

Some of the problems with Megacities include?

• Lack of proper water supply and sanitation (toilet and drinking water facilities)

• All of the above.

• Air quality issues due to smog (car fumes and industrial fumes)

• Pollution such as rubbish and human waste.

One of the biggest issues facing Jakarta is that it is slowly sinking, why is this the case?

• People and building their homes too close to rivers.

• There is a lack of clean water, so residents dig wells taking from the aquifer below, causing the island to sink

• The homes and buildings being built can't withstand the floods and heavy rains.

• All of the above.

What is an aquifer?

• Layers of rock and soil in the earth that are brought up by buckets and water is drained from them.

• Huge lake systems people can pump water from.

• Layers of rock and soil in the earth that hold water, or that water can pass through.

• Huge river systems that support housing and people pump water from the aquifer into their homes.

Factors in rural areas that push people towards cities are?

• Lack of education opportunities, poor infrastructure like sanitation and electricity

• Fewer entertainment opportunities, lack of jobs, fewer healthcare services

• Better job opportunities, more sporting and entertainment options, schools and universities.

• Better infrastructure, better living conditions, medical specialists and hospitals

Factors in urban areas that pull people towards cities?

• Access to universities and schools, medical services and better jobs

• Lack of job opportunities, poor infrastructure.

• Better infrastructure, entertainment services, better living conditions.

• Poor healthcare services, limited access to schools and universities. No access to medical services or specialists.