GEOG 3UW3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Pavement Dwellers, David Livingston, South African Class 19C 4-8-2
4 Oct 2016
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List of key words on avenue to learn; used by prof, readings use them point of reference. Asian tigers: hong kong, taiwan, south korea and singapore. Brics: brazil, russia, india, china and south africa. Favela: brazilian slum, unique aspects and qualities compared to other slums. 3 cities in china: beijing, shanghai, tagine. 3 cities in india: bombay, new delhi, mumbai. Hukou system: type of residence system in china where people born in a village have certain residency rights, couple people moved to cities and don"t have residency rights. Means kids can"t go to school in the city or health care in the city because residency rights are in the village; split families. Attempt to restrain the raise of urbanization in china. Partite: system in south africa where white majority controlled where the non-white population could live. Informal economy: distinguishes the developing world from the developed based on the frequency of when it happens; no one can control or regulate it.
