Ch. 11 Homework/Review Questions

How many people are believed to live in slums worldwide?

1 billion

According to statistics compiled by the World Bank, just over what percentage of the world's population today lives in urban areas?

50%

What type of people generally live in slums?

A wide variety of working-class people

Rapid urbanization is the greatest in which country?

China

What is one problem with the India governments's free housing program for slum dwellers?

Elevators are expensive to run

Which slum rehabilitation project has the best chance of success?

Invite community residents to design and help build new housing units

Which city is the financial capital of India?

Mumbai

Which region has the larges percentage of its population living in urban regions?

North America

Why is raising the incomes of those living in slums so important?

People cannot afford to buy property or to pay maintenance costs

Why do so many people in Mumbai live in slums?

Property is extremely expensive

Where do the majority of the people in Mumbai live?

Slums

What services do slum dwellers often lack?

Water, electricity, sewage facilities, and waste removal

Why is land tenure so important for people living in slums?

Without land tenure, cities will not invest in the infrastructure of slums

Central place theory explains the relative size and spacing of urban centers based on...

markets and consumer behavior

The rise of instant slums is the consequence of...

overurbaization

North America is about 80% urbanized. This means that 80% of North American...

people live in cities

Cities in the world's core have the potential to contribute significantly to the mitigation of pollution and climate change because core cities...

produce such huge amounts of greenhouse gas emissions that small changes can have comparatively big results

Geographers are interested in urbanism as a...

way of life that emerges in urban settings