Fig. 1 is a flow diagram made by an NGO studying migration into Solanda, the largest city in its region. Arrows show typical movements recorded in interview...
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Fig. 1 is a flow diagram made by an NGO studying migration into Solanda, the largest city in its region. Arrows show typical movements recorded in interviews with recent arrivals. The NGO used the information in a booklet fig to plan an enquiry into where new residents found work and housing. Some migrants travel directly from villages, while others first move to small towns. The city has a port, universities and industrial estates, but it also has high rents in central areas.
(a) Identify the destination city in Fig. 1. [4]
(b) Describe the two migration routes shown. [5]
(c) Which three factors shown or stated in the study are likely to attract migrants to Solanda? [6]
(d) Explain why rapid rural-to-urban migration can make it difficult for city planners to provide adequate housing. [10]
Answer Details
(a) The destination is Solanda. It is the largest city in the region, the arrows end there, and it is identified as a city with a port and industrial estates. [4]
(b) One route is from villages to small towns and then to Solanda. This is stepped migration, because the move occurs in stages. The other route goes directly from villages to Solanda, bypassing small towns. Both routes have Solanda as their destination. [5]
(c) The port may attract migrants because it offers employment. Industrial estates also offer jobs, and universities attract people seeking education. Each is a pull factor because it provides an opportunity in Solanda. [6]
(d) Rapid migration can make housing provision difficult because arrivals may occur faster than homes can be planned and built, and planners may not know how many people will arrive. Low incomes can prevent new migrants renting formal housing, especially because central rents are high. People may therefore occupy cheap peripheral land, causing informal settlements to form before water, sanitation and other service connections are installed. Land ownership can delay construction, while high demand raises housing prices. Authorities need to identify land and provide affordable planned sites before unplanned settlement takes place. [10]
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