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URBAN ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

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Urban Population =
The number of people living in an urban area
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HIC
Higher Income Country
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LIC
LOWER INCOME COUNTRIES
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NEE
Newly Emerging Economy
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Natural Increase
Birth rate < Death rate = Population Increase
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Birth rate
Births Per Thousand
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Death rate
Deathew Per Thousand
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Migration
The movement of people from one place to another
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Famine
Lack Of Food
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Family Planning
People Only Want A Certain Amount Of Kids
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Access To Contraceptives
Condoms
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Lack Of Acess To Education
People know about contraceptives are more likely to use them
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Civil War
Poeple Will Die On Both Sides
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Outbreaks Of Disease
Lots Of People Will Die
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Natural Disasters
People Will Die
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Better Medical Resources And Facilities
Abortions
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Pull Factors
  • Lack of services
  • More Wealth
  • Poverty
  • Crop Failure
  • Higher Employment
  • Better Services
  • High Crimes
  • Good Climate
  • Safer, Less Crime
  • Lack Of Safety
  • Lower Risk From Natural Hazards
  • War
  • Political Stability
  • Lack Of Safety
  • More Fertile Land
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Mega City
10 Million Inhabitants
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A Greenfield Site Is ….
Undeveloped Land That Cna Be Used For Commerical Or Residential Development
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A Brownfield Site Is ….
Previously Developes Land Which Was Or Still Occupied By A Structure
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The Greenbelt Is ….
A Green Belt Is An Area Around A City Which Cannot Be Built On By Anybody
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Urban Sprawl ….
A Pattern Of Uncontrolled Development Around A City
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Urban Deprivation Is ….
A Standard Of Living Below That Of An Area
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Urbanisation Is ….
Lots Of People Moving To Cities
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Commuter Settlements Are ….
A Place Where People Live And Travel Elsewhere For Work
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Mumbai’s Main Industries are ….
Textiles, Automobile Manafacturing, Light Manafacturing, Electronics, Perrochemicals, Metals, Engineering And Food Processing
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Literacy rate In Maharashtra State Is ….
82.9%
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literacy Rate In Mumbai Is ….
90.81%
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Capita Is $…. In Maharashtra State
$1660
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Capita Is $…. In Mumbai
$2845
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Dharavi - …. small scale businesses making £… million/year
5000, £350
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Dharavi - Tbe slum recycles about ..% of Dharavi’s waste
80%
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What Is A Slum
A Self Built Ilegal Settlement
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..% Of People In Mumbai Live In Slums Or Poor Quality Housing
40%
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..% Of The Population Work In The Informal Sector
60%
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Dharavi - Population Density is x.. Higher Than The Rest Of Mumbai
x11
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Fharavi Slums - 500 People Share … ……. Seweeage aend Up In the River
One Toilet
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Population Density
The Number Of People In A Certain Area
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Population Distribution
The Way In Which Something Is Spread Over An Area
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Sparsely Populated
A Place That Contains Few People
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Densley Populated
A Place That Contains Lots Of People
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