Components of Megacities
Another name for the transition zone from rural to urban?
Urban fringe
The largest city in Australia (by area)
Greater Brisbane
1st level of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs
Shelter
How do megacities affect biodiversity?
Habitat loss threatens the survival of thousands of species around the world.
In which country will you find Africa's tallest mountain (Mt Kilimanjaro)?
Tanzania
Central core of a city
CBD
United Kingdom's only megacity
London
No they don't and the government can bulldoze their homes (with them in it) at any point.
Environmental impact from lack of sanitation
Contamination of local rivers/drinking water with human excrement
On which continent would you find the world’s largest desert?
Antarctica
Outlying area of an urban agglomeration that is linked to the core by peoples work?
Commuter belt
South America's largest city
Sao Paulo (23 million).
Health issues related to informal housing (3 answers)
Poor sanitation = spread of disease
Poor access to healthcare = higher mortality rate
Malnutrition = susceptibility to all of the above
What impacts does a lack of tree cover cause? (2)
City heat island effect = cities are hotter when they have less tree cover
Increase pollution = trees are not stripping carbon dioxide/monoxide from the atmosphere.
Which AFL team made the most Grand Final appearance in the 2000s?
Brisbane Lions
Urban area closer to the CBD, marked by increasing housing density.
Suburbs
Largest city in Africa
Kinshasa (17 million)
Increase fire risk due to (3 answers)
Open cooking fires, unsafe building materials, lack of access to emergency services
Mosquito born disease prevalent in megacities lacking proper sanitation
Malaria
How did we discover how long people could survive without water?
Unit 731
Area of poorly made, densely packed, unsafe housing common to developing countries and populated by people living in extreme poverty?
Informal housing
Largest city in the world?
Chongqing (32 million)
Vulnerability to natural disasters
Poorly constructed houses (leads to greater devastation from natural disasters).
Measurement for air pollution density
PM 2.5, < 30PPM
Who is Tupac Shakur named after?
Tupac Amaru II, last Inca King who led a rebellion against Spanish rule in the 18th century.