Urban environments test notes edexcel
igcse geography with correct answers and
detailed questions
*Cambo verde scheme:*
-*Recycles waste using effective disposal system*
-Waste collected through *'cambo verde'* sites
-People paid for trash they collect in fruit/veg.*
-*Improves conditions in slums*
*Slums:*
-New *self-help suburb* being built to replace demolished slum dwellings
*Case study*
*Urban gardens, Afghanistan* - CORRECT ANSWER *Urban areas = refuge for
Afghans*. But resettling in cities does not end poverty + despair.
*Scheme set up by People in Need* + funded by EU + Czech Dev Agency:
-*Raise food prod* from small plots
-*Train* basic crop growing, rainwater harvesting, constructing greenhouses + storage
vegetables.
-*Food eaten by families*, surpluses sold.
-*Set up female self-help groups*
-*Train bus skills* + inform of *nutrition + hygiene*
-*Micro-loans* given + *new bus set up*
-*Empowers women* in society
*Prevents food insecurity, unemp + poverty*
*Urban areas less reliant food from rural areas*
*Urban areas self-sufficient + sustainable*
*Managing urban challenges*
Slum management options - a challenge facing many cities - CORRECT ANSWER 1.
Bulldoze + clear away (Zimbabwe)
, 2. Clear away but relocate (Brazil)
3. Redevelop (Brazil)
4. Self-help/site-and-service schemes (Phillippines)
5. Ignore (India, Bangladesh)
Slum management - Local stakeholders' different views - CORRECT ANSWER -*Slum
residents*
-*Residents living nearby*
-*Utility suppliers*, can deliver, will they be paid
-*Local/national politicians*
-*City councils*
-*Landowners/developers*
-*Employers*
-*Planners*
*CHECK P.179 FOR THEIR POSSIBLE OPINIONS*
Slum management - National stakeholders' different views - CORRECT ANSWER -
*Government*, do they have resources, what will get most votes, are they corrupt
-*National charities*, often set up by foreigners to improve conditions
Slum management - International stakeholders' different views - CORRECT ANSWER -
*International charities*, target water, sanitation, health, food, child welfare etc. Oxfam,
CAFOD, MSF etc.
-*Inter-governmental organisations*, IGOs World bank, UNESCO, World Health
Organisation. Often help via gov but corruption impacts.
*Often local initiatives that set the choices*, but other stake *Urbanisation and its
processes* - CORRECT ANSWER *Growing % pop urban areas = growth cities +
towns (urbanisation)*. Towns + Cities differ from villages:
-*Economies*, work in manu/services not agri
-*Size*, larger pop + extent
-*Pop density* + buildings high
-*Way of life*
*Emerging + developed highest levels urbanisation*.
igcse geography with correct answers and
detailed questions
*Cambo verde scheme:*
-*Recycles waste using effective disposal system*
-Waste collected through *'cambo verde'* sites
-People paid for trash they collect in fruit/veg.*
-*Improves conditions in slums*
*Slums:*
-New *self-help suburb* being built to replace demolished slum dwellings
*Case study*
*Urban gardens, Afghanistan* - CORRECT ANSWER *Urban areas = refuge for
Afghans*. But resettling in cities does not end poverty + despair.
*Scheme set up by People in Need* + funded by EU + Czech Dev Agency:
-*Raise food prod* from small plots
-*Train* basic crop growing, rainwater harvesting, constructing greenhouses + storage
vegetables.
-*Food eaten by families*, surpluses sold.
-*Set up female self-help groups*
-*Train bus skills* + inform of *nutrition + hygiene*
-*Micro-loans* given + *new bus set up*
-*Empowers women* in society
*Prevents food insecurity, unemp + poverty*
*Urban areas less reliant food from rural areas*
*Urban areas self-sufficient + sustainable*
*Managing urban challenges*
Slum management options - a challenge facing many cities - CORRECT ANSWER 1.
Bulldoze + clear away (Zimbabwe)
, 2. Clear away but relocate (Brazil)
3. Redevelop (Brazil)
4. Self-help/site-and-service schemes (Phillippines)
5. Ignore (India, Bangladesh)
Slum management - Local stakeholders' different views - CORRECT ANSWER -*Slum
residents*
-*Residents living nearby*
-*Utility suppliers*, can deliver, will they be paid
-*Local/national politicians*
-*City councils*
-*Landowners/developers*
-*Employers*
-*Planners*
*CHECK P.179 FOR THEIR POSSIBLE OPINIONS*
Slum management - National stakeholders' different views - CORRECT ANSWER -
*Government*, do they have resources, what will get most votes, are they corrupt
-*National charities*, often set up by foreigners to improve conditions
Slum management - International stakeholders' different views - CORRECT ANSWER -
*International charities*, target water, sanitation, health, food, child welfare etc. Oxfam,
CAFOD, MSF etc.
-*Inter-governmental organisations*, IGOs World bank, UNESCO, World Health
Organisation. Often help via gov but corruption impacts.
*Often local initiatives that set the choices*, but other stake *Urbanisation and its
processes* - CORRECT ANSWER *Growing % pop urban areas = growth cities +
towns (urbanisation)*. Towns + Cities differ from villages:
-*Economies*, work in manu/services not agri
-*Size*, larger pop + extent
-*Pop density* + buildings high
-*Way of life*
*Emerging + developed highest levels urbanisation*.
