Les 2 - 2.1 life in the megacity

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Planning

• We watch a video and answer some questions 
• We talk about the video
• There will be some time for homework

Learning objectives

1. You will better understand what life in a megacity is like
2. You know what the informal sector is
3. You understand how and why people work in the informal sector

Make the questions related to the video

Fill in the form  I gave you during the video

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What difference did you see in the buildings in the three cities?

Richest to poorest city:

1. Lima - Addis Abeba - Jakarta
2. Addis Abeba - Lima - Jakarta
3. Jakarta - Lima - Addis Abeba
4. Addis Abeba - Jakarta - Lima

Income per country

Average income per citizen:

Ethiopia: US$ 783

Peru: US$ 6301

Indonesia: US$ 12.040

Some people from the video made a lot less money. Why do they still work this job?

Informal sector

• Work that is mainly there to provide work for the people doing it
• Not strictly necessary  
• Often unregistered
• Sometimes illegal
• Very common in big cities

Key words 1.1

Megacity: a city with more than 10 million inhabitants

Metropolis: an economic, cultural and political center of a large part of the world

Capital city: Usually the place where the government of a country resides

Facilities: places that provide specific goods or services, eg. supermarkets, swimming pools etc.

Economic sectors:

Primary sector: mining and agrarian business

Secondary sector: industry

Tertiary sector: services

Informal sector: Often unnecessary jobs that provide wages for people without formal education. These incomes are often unregistered.

Next time

We will start with §2.2

Homework:

Assignment 2, 3, 5, 6 of §2.1