Megacities Line 5

HOT CUPPS is a mnemonic designed to help students remember what?

• The main problems that occur in big cities

• The main problems that occur in rural areas and cities.

• The benefits of living in big cities

• The main problems that occur in rural areas

A megacity is defined as...

• ...a very large city with a population over 10 million

• ...a very large city with a population over 1 million

• ...a very large city with a population over 10 billion

• ...a very large city with a population under 10 million

Sydney is NOT considered a megacity because...

• It is in Australia

• Its population is only 5 million

• It is a coastal city

• It is a world city

Which of the following cities was already a megacity in 1950?

• Shanghai

• Dhaka

• Java

• Tokyo

Where is the fastest population growth happening in the world?

• America

• Australia

• Europe

• Asia

HOT CUPPS stand for:

• Horses, Otters, Turtles, Crabs, Unicorn fish, Possum, Platypus and Snake

• Housing, Overcrowding, Trade, Crime, Unemployment, Power, Pollution and Sustainability

• Housing, Overcrowding, Transport, Crime, Unemployment, Poverty, Pollution and Sanitation

• Housing, Overcrowding, Transport, Crime, Unemployment, Pollution and Sanitation

Why do slums occur?

• Because poor people are uneducated

• They don't, slums are a conspiracy.

• Because poor people don't want to pay taxes etc

• Many reasons including: rapid migration, economic stagnation, high unemployment and poverty

Informal jobs are caused by:

• Traffic congestion

• The inability to find formal jobs

• Pollution

• Because people like to break the law

What percentage of people in Mumbai lived in slums?

• 51%

• 15%

• 35%

• 41%

Which of these do not occur in unregulated employment?

• Forced labour

• Human trafficking

• Minimum wage pay

• Unsustainable materials