Absolute poverty is...

When people lack the basic necessities of life.

What is Industrialisation?

The process of industry development in a mainly agricultural economy.

What are social factors of rapid urbanisation?

Access to services, infrastructure, exciting opportunities (bright lights)

What is a subsistence farmer?

A person who grows crops and raises livestock to support their family.

What is slum clearance and where in Argentina does it take place?

The destruction of IFs and rehousing of residents happening in Villa Banana

What is counter-urbanisation?

The reverse of urbanisation as the population choses to live in rural areas

When some people have more access to opportunities/money than other people.

What is the biggest Shanty Town in the world?

Orangi Town in Karachi, Pakistan

What is social deprivation?

Insufficient access to resources/services, causing lower living standards.

What is rural-to-urban migration and in what Argentinian region is it taking place?

Internal migration from rural to urban areas, in Santiago del Estero

Traffic congestion is an effect of urbanization. How can this be solved?

Low emission zones (areas with banned vehicle unless it has low emissions), Pedestrianisation (converting vehicle road to a street for pedestrians)

What is the main difference of an informal settlement (IS) and a shanty town (ST)?

The degree of poverty of the population

What is infrastructure?

Systems/services that a country provides to citizens for life to function

What is rapid urbanisation?

Rapid growth of cities and increasing % of population living in urban areas

What is greenspace depletion?

An impact of urbanisation; the removal of green spaces from an urban area

What is load shedding and where in the world is it implemented?

Rationing electricity supply during shortages, such as in South Africa

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1
Dependency ratio is the amount of working people (15-64) divided by the amount of non-working people (under 15 above 64)
True
False
2
Absolute poverty is...
Poverty caused by a sudden crisis or loss.
When people lack the basic necessities of life.
When people are poor compared to others in their society.
When poverty is passed down through at least two generations
3
What is Industrialisation?
Industry development in rural areas beause of mechanization.
The process of industry development in a mainly agricultural economy.
The process of industry development in an urban economy.
The process of rural development in a country.
4
What are social factors of rapid urbanisation?
A bad government system
Climate change, the access to services
Land for agriculture, livestock availability
Access to services, infrastructure, exciting opportunities (bright lights)
5
What is a subsistence farmer?
A person who grows crops and raises livestock to support their family.
A person who grows livestock exclusively for other buyers.
A person that purchases crops to feed their family.
A person who grows crops in order to sell them and make a living.
6
What is slum clearance and where in Argentina does it take place?
The clearance of land to build new slums happening for Villa Crespo
The destruction of IFs and rehousing of residents happening in Villa Banana
The promotion of IFs to persuade people to move there happening in Villa 31
The illegal demolition of IFs by rich communities happening in Villa 24
7
What is counter-urbanisation?
The reverse of urbanisation as the population choses to live in rural areas
A population increase in urban areas
A synonym for urbanisation
The reverse of urbanisation as the population choses to live in urban areas
8
What is inequality?
When the population that chooses not to work is treated unfairly.
When some people have more access to opportunities/money than other people.
When a government provides the same opportunities/money to all people.
When only a very little amount of the population is wealthy.
9
What is the biggest Shanty Town in the world?
Dharavi in Mumbai, India
Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Orangi Town in Karachi, Pakistan
Villa 31 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
10
What is social deprivation?
A community/person that easily accesses essential resources
The extent to which a community is affected by a country's econoic status.
The lack of access to goods and services, improving quality of life.
Insufficient access to resources/services, causing lower living standards.
11
Internal migration means people migrating within a country from one region to another.
False
True
12
What Buenos Aires area is experiencing greenspace depletion?
San Isidro
Palermo
La Matanza
Pacheco
13
What is rural-to-urban migration and in what Argentinian region is it taking place?
Internal migration to a city of another country, in Tierra del Fuego
Internal migration within a country from urban to rural areas, in La Pampa
External migration in a country from rural to urban areas, in Buenos Aires
Internal migration from rural to urban areas, in Santiago del Estero
14
Traffic congestion is an effect of urbanization. How can this be solved?
Low emission zones (areas with banned vehicle unless it has low emissions)
Pedestrianisation (converting vehicle road to a street for pedestrians)
Purchase of electrical vehicles made compulsory for the population
Creating bottlenecks (congestion in traffic as number of vehicles arises)
15
What is the main difference of an informal settlement (IS) and a shanty town (ST)?
The materials for housing are better quality
One is closer to better jobs
One is planned and the other one is unplanned
The degree of poverty of the population
16
What is infrastructure?
Buildings and constructions only
Systems/services that a country provides to citizens for life to function
Major events, festivals and matches that attract people to cities
Goods and supplies that a country provides to citizens for life to function
17
What is an example of a city undergoing rapid urbanisation?
Nagoya, Japan
Venice, Italy
Cleveland, USA
São Paulo, Brazil
18
What is rapid urbanisation?
The arrival of over ten percent of a country's population to the capital
The decline in the growth of farming and agriculture
The rapid growth of immigrants to rural areas
Rapid growth of cities and increasing % of population living in urban areas
19
What is greenspace depletion?
An impact of urbanisation decline
A positive impact of urbanisation that provides more living space
The fostering of green spaces in urban areas
An impact of urbanisation; the removal of green spaces from an urban area
20
Which Argentinian city is known for its advanced infrastructure?
Resistencia
Rosario
Formosa
San Salvador de Jujuy
21
What is load shedding and where in the world is it implemented?
Educating people on the administration of electricity, such as in Thailand
Rationing electricity supply during shortages, such as in South Africa
Providing power to people according to what they pay, like in Pakistan
Cutting off power in random areas at random times, such as in China

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