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Unit 4: Planning and Sustainable Futures
Quick questions on Megacities of the developing world: WACE Year 12 Geography
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What are opportunities as well as problems?Show answer
Megacities are not only problems. They generate the bulk of national economic output, offer migrants real gains over rural poverty, and concentrate the talent and density that drive innovation. Informal settlements often contain vibrant economies and strong communities. A balanced answer recognises megacities as engines of opportunity that nonetheless face severe and urgent planning challenges.
What are informal settlements?Show answer
Because formal housing cannot keep pace, large shares of residents live in informal settlements, sometimes called slums, often lacking secure tenure, clean water and sanitation.
What is infrastructure strain?Show answer
Water, electricity, waste and transport systems are overwhelmed, producing congestion, pollution and disease risk.
What is employment?Show answer
Many work in the informal economy, in insecure, low-paid jobs without protection.
What is environmental hazard?Show answer
Rapid, unplanned growth often pushes settlement onto floodplains and unstable slopes, raising disaster risk, which climate change intensifies.
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