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Year 11
Edexcel B

Opportunities for people living in the city

I can explain how population growth has created opportunities for people in Jakarta.

New
New
Year 11
Edexcel B

Opportunities for people living in the city

I can explain how population growth has created opportunities for people in Jakarta.

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Key learning points

  1. Rapid population growth creates opportunities for people in Jakarta.
  2. Rapid population growth has provided opportunities to access resources in Jakarta.
  3. Rapid population growth has provided employment opportunities in Jakarta.

Keywords

  • Access - the ability people have to make use of essential services such as water, electricity, healthcare and education

  • Opportunity - a positive feature or benefit that improves people's lives, such as access to clean water, jobs, healthcare or education

  • Employment - the availability of jobs and work for people, often used to measure economic opportunity and development

Common misconception

Education and healthcare in Jakarta only improve wellbeing, not economic opportunities.

Both sectors also create job opportunities. Schools, hospitals, and research centres employ many people, and better education leads to higher-skilled, better-paid work.


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Use GIS to map the locations of schools, universities, hospitals, and health centres in Jakarta alongside population and income data. This shows where education and healthcare facilities are concentrated, helping to identify where new opportunities could be developed.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Jakarta is located on which island?

Sumatra
Borneo
Correct answer: Java
Sulawesi

Q2.
Which factor has contributed most to Jakarta’s rapid population growth?

Natural disasters
Offshore oil drilling
Decrease in life expectancy
Correct answer: Migration from rural areas

Q3.
How does “natural increase” affect Jakarta’s population?

It causes land to sink
It brings new migrants from other countries
Correct answer: It adds more residents because births exceed deaths
It reduces the city’s size

Q4.
What is a major consequence of subsidence in Jakarta?

Correct answer: Increased flood risk in low-lying areas
Decrease in population density
Improved water quality
Reduction in traffic congestion

Q5.
In what way does Jakarta serve as a “world city”?

Correct answer: It hosts regional and global financial institutions
It has no international airports
It is only important to Indonesia
It has no cultural exports

Q6.
What is one environmental challenge caused by Jakarta’s fast growth?

Declining migration
Correct answer: Water pollution and limited clean water supply
Falling birth rates
Less demand for public transport

Assessment exit quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
Match the keywords to their definitions.

Correct Answer:Access,Ability to use essential services

Ability to use essential services

Correct Answer:Opportunity,Benefit that improves people’s lives

Benefit that improves people’s lives

Correct Answer:Employment,Availability of jobs and work for people

Availability of jobs and work for people

Q2.
Which of the following best illustrates “access” in Jakarta?

Owning a car
Correct answer: Having a reliable tap water supply at home
Watching satellite TV
Shopping in a mall

Q3.
Which statement captures how education and healthcare in Jakarta also support economic opportunity?

They only serve rich families.
Correct answer: They employ thousands and help people gain skills for better-paid jobs.
They make public transport free.
They reduce the number of parks.

Q4.
Which of these is a typical challenge that may limit “access” to employment in Jakarta?

Too many hospitals
Correct answer: High transport costs and long commutes
Excess of job vacancies
Free education

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