Deck 9: Favela and Metropolis: The Crucibles of Crime in a Megaurban Environment

Question 1

The urban factors that Brennan-Galvin (2002) discuss pertain to metropolitan areas with what population size?

A) more than 10 million
B) more than 1 million
C) 500,000
D) under 200,000

Answer 1

more than 1 million

Question 2

According to the text, what percentage of growth of cities is expected in poorer developing countries?

A) 96
B) 75
C) 54
D) 32

Answer 2

96

Question 3

In Brazil, hot zones are known as:

A) enchiladas
B) maracas
C) favelas
D) gringos

Answer 3

favelas

Question 4

According to UN-HABITAT (2006), how many people across the globe currently live in slums?

A) 10 million
B) 500 million
C) 1 billion
D) 3 billion

Question 5

A description of the Kibera slum in Kenya tells us that there is one latrine for how many people?

A) 100
B) 1,000
C) 2,000
D) 4,000

Question 6

In cities like Sao Paolo, the urban rich are increasingly using helicopters to get around because of traffic jams that stretch as far as:

A) 130 miles
B) 50 miles
C) 205 miles
D) 20 miles

Question 7

As a result of the terror attacks on September 11, 2001 (9/11), one reference estimates that New York City lost how much in jobs, lost taxes, damage, and clean-up costs?

A) $10 billion
B) $10 million
C) $95 billion
D) $95 million

Question 8

The sources for U.S. heroin include:

A) Mexico
B) South America
C) Afghanistan
D) all of the above

Question 9

How many megatrends has Kilcullen (2013) observed?

A) 2
B) 4
C) 5
D) 8

Question 10

A typhoon with the fastest ever recorded wind speeds of 195 sustained miles per hour occurred in:

A) 2013
B) 2014
C) 2009
D) 2007

Question 11

The criminal underground accounts for how much of the world's gross economic product?

A) a quarter
B) almost half
C) nearly one-tenth
D) just under three-quarters

Question 12

Metropolitan areas with more than 10 million residents are referred to in the text as:

A) megacities
B) megadeltas
C) megaopolises
D) darn big

Question 13

According to the text, China is forecast to have 221 cities with over a million in population by what year?

A) 2025
B) 2050
C) 2030
D) 2080

Question 14

According to the text, by 2050, how many megacities can we expect to have globally?

A) 55
B) 60
C) 40
D) 70

Question 15

The UN estimates that in the next 30 years, the global population will reach:

A) 10 billion
B) 9 billion
C) 7 billion
D) 8 billion

Question 16

In sub-Saharan Africa, what percent of the urban population lives in slums?

A) 33%
B) 48%
C) 72%
D) 85%

Question 17

Research done in the United States has indicated that rapid growth contributes to:

A) violence and crime
B) safety and security
C) income equality
D) social cohesion

Question 18

Elements of violence crucibles in the emerging megaurban setting include:

A) density
B) poverty
C) income inequality
D) all of the above

Question 19

During land grab evictions, the level of violence is:

A) very low
B) very high
C) There is no violence.
D) moderate

Question 20

The extortionate model of street economy highlights how many dimensions of that illicit economy?

A) 3
B) 2
C) 4
D) 7

Question 21

Describe the meaning of the term "violence crucibles," and explain how climate change will interact with them.

Question 22

Explain rural-to-urban migration and the opportunities for crime that arise from such migration.

Question 23

Discuss the issue of "land grabbing." Make sure to describe at least one specific place where this occurs.

Question 24

Explain the difference between licit and illicit markets. Describe the effect climate change may have on these markets.

Question 25

Discuss the concept of "conflict climate." Describe the four megatrends noted by Kilcullen (2013) and the factors needed to be taken into account when determining risk.