Population + Settlement
This time period helped humans live longer, therefore causing populations to rapidly grow
Industrial Revolution
The reason Bangladesh is flooding but not Russia
Closer to water!
Moving to a country to be closer to your job is an example of....
Pull factor
Providing free outdoor entertainment for the whole neighborhood would be an example of this sustainability
Economic or social
Rural areas are struggling because of this
Everyone moving to urban areas for jobs and services.
The reason Manitoba has less physical processes than Japan
Ring of Fire
A solution to save farms from urban sprawl
1. Urban intensification (building up)
2. Land reclamation
3. Urban farms/rooftop gardens
Bus drivers, pilots, tutors, singers
Tertiary industry jobs
The reason Southern Canada is so dense, while Northern Canada is so sparse.
Southern Canada offers warmer climate, closer to water for trade and travel, more arable land, etc.
Country A after an earthquake: 10,000 deaths, millions in damages
Country B after an earthquake: 50 deaths, tens of thousands in damages.
Why?
They had money for:
-evacuation
-early warning
-strong buildings
-technology
-innovative ideas
How busses help our air
More people on busses = less cars on the road
Governments who let you open your Lego store as long as you properly recycle your waste.
Mixed economy
The reason Nigeria is investing in better education
To reduce population growth and boost the economy
2 effects of desertification
1. Loss of arable land
2. Overpopulation in nearby towns
The reason people protest urban sprawl
1. Loss of farms
2. Loss of habitats
3. Increased pollution
4. Overcrowding.
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The reason Canada isn't more sustainable
1. Government makes money off oil
2. Citizen complaints
3. Expensive
4. Poverty
The reason China's population might be declining
1. Older population
2. Strong economy
3. Social norms
How pollution is causing more storms
Pollution = heat = melting ice = rising seas = worse storms
Can cities still boost their economies without urban sprawl?
1. Taller buildings = more offices and houses
2. Rooftop farming and markets
3. Improved transit
4. Trade