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Year 10
AQA

Challenges associated with urban growth: housing

I can describe how urban growth has created challenges for managing housing and quality of life in Jakarta.

New
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Year 10
AQA

Challenges associated with urban growth: housing

I can describe how urban growth has created challenges for managing housing and quality of life in Jakarta.

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Key learning points

  1. There are challenges associated with managing urban growth in Jakarta.
  2. Rapid population growth has created housing shortages in Jakarta.
  3. There are challenges associated with squatter settlements in Jakarta.

Keywords

  • Kampung - an informal settlement in Indonesian cities that is self-built without planning permission. Homes are overcrowded, poorly constructed and lack basic services

  • Infrastructure - the basic services and facilities needed for a city to function, such as water supply, electricity, sewage systems, transport and waste collection

Common misconception

Most homes in Jakarta have piped water and are connected to city sewage infrastructure.

Only 65% of Jakarta has piped water. In kampungs, many homes lack running water and toilets, relying on public wells and pumps and shared toilet facilities, which can spread disease.


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Students could use satellite images to locate areas of Jakarta where kampungs have been built along rivers and in other marginal areas such as along railway lines.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the keywords to their definitions:

Correct Answer:Subsidence,Land sinking due to overuse of groundwater

Land sinking due to overuse of groundwater

Correct Answer:World city,A city with global economic and cultural influence

A city with global economic and cultural influence

Correct Answer:Natural increase,When the birth rate is higher than the death rate

When the birth rate is higher than the death rate

Q2.
How does Jakarta’s location support its growth?

It’s in the mountains
It has many deserts
Correct answer: It lies on a major shipping route
It has no rivers nearby

Q3.
What does “natural increase” mean in Jakarta’s population growth?

Correct answer: Birth rate is higher than death rate
People moving in from other countries
Migration from other islands
People moving to the countryside

Q4.
What is one problem linked to Jakarta’s rapid urban growth?

Lack of internet access
Correct answer: Flooding worsened by subsidence
Earthquakes every week
No people moving in

Q5.
Why might someone wrongly think Jakarta is only important nationally?

Because it's Indonesia’s capital
They know nothing about ASEAN
They don't realise it has global links
Correct answer: All of the above

Q6.
Which of the following is an effect of urbanisation in Jakarta?

Less employment
Population decline
Correct answer: More pressure on housing and services
Decrease in road traffic

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4 Questions

Q1.
Match the keywords to their definitions:

Correct Answer:Kampung,Informal settlement, often overcrowded and self-built

Informal settlement, often overcrowded and self-built

Correct Answer:Infrastructure,Basic city services like water, transport, sewage

Basic city services like water, transport, sewage

Correct Answer:World city,A city with global economic and cultural influence

A city with global economic and cultural influence

Q2.
What is a key feature of a kampung?

Located in the countryside
Correct answer: Informal housing lacking services
Government-built homes with gardens
Luxury apartments in city centres

Q3.
What does infrastructure include in a city like Jakarta?

Shopping centres
Tourist attractions
Sports stadiums
Correct answer: Basic services like water and transport

Q4.
Which of the following statements is not true for most homes in Jakarta?

Many homes in kampungs lack toilets
Correct answer: Most homes in Jakarta have piped water and city sewage connections
Some residents rely on shared toilet facilities
Not all areas have access to clean water

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