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A push factor is...

A factor of liveability that makes people want to leave a place. 

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Provide an example of a pull factor 

Access to education, facilities and services.

Better living conditions ... 

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A megacity has more than ...

10 million people 

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Lack of job is a push or pull factor for the ...?

Push factor for the economy. 

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What is a slum?

Informal settlements within cities that have inadequate housing and squalid, miserable living conditions.

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Urbanisation is... 

The population shift from rural to urban areas.

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Name 3 consequences of Urbanisation 

Multiple Answers 

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Jakarta is located in the country of ...

Indonesia 

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In this graph what does it show data for? 

Temperature and rainfall in Brisbane over 1 year.

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What are some characteristics of slums seen in this picture

poor hygiene and dirty living conditions (litter).

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Population Density is...

Measurement of amount of people in a small area. 

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What is a FIFO worker? 

Fly in fly out worker 

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Define migration ...

Movement of people from one place to another with intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily, at a new location. 

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Define immigration ...

The international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens.

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List 4 consequences of slums forming (1 under each category of social, economic and environmental)...

disease, over population (no jobs), litter and water pollution. 


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Urban Sprawl is... 

Unrestricted growth surrounding a main urban area with little planning. 

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What continent are most Mega Cities found on...

Asia

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In your exam when you answered a question you needed to make sure you...

Use evidence to support what you are saying! Data and quotes count! 

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Mr Cam's pet beagle's name is...

Snoop

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Why do slums form? 

Causes include rapid rural-to-urban migration, economic stagnation and depression, high unemployment, poverty, informal economy, forced or manipulated ghettoization, poor planning, politics, natural disasters, and social conflicts.

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A map that uses colour to display data... 

Choropleth Maps 

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Subsidence means...

Sudden sinking or gradual downward settling of the ground's surface

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Sedimentation is ...

The deposit of certain minerals and natural particles that have been broken down via weathering and erosion. 

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What is topography? 

The study of the forms and features of land surfaces.

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What year did the movie 'Slumdog Millionaire' come out?

2008